Uruguayan Ministry of Agriculture (MGAP)

The BfR and the Uruguayan Ministry of Agriculture (MGAP) jointly hosted the Latin American Risk Assessment Symposium (LARAS) in Uruguay in August 2019. The three-day event included panel discussions, interactive lectures, workshops and case studies with 152 international practitioners. The LARAS objective was to contribute to a new approach to food safety based on mutual trust, cooperation, multidisciplinary and state-of-the-art science. The report stemming from LARAS was jointly written by the BfR and MGAP. A policy brief that summarizes the most important recommendations and measures, will supplement the report.