Managing Trade-offs in Food Systems: How holistic risk assessment can support better policy decisions

Gérer les compromis dans les systèmes alimentaires: comment une évaluation holistique des risques peut contribuer à de meilleures décisions politiques

Jeanne-Marie Membré (), Erika Országh, Constanza de Matteu Monteiro, Sara Pires, Ákos Jóźwiak, Stephan Marette () and Rodney Feliciano ()
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Jeanne-Marie Membré: SECALIM - SECurité des ALIments et Microbiologie - Oniris VetAgroBio - École nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-Atlantique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Oniris VetAgroBio - École nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-Atlantique
Erika Országh: UNIVET - University of Veterinary Medicine [Budapest, Hungary]
Constanza de Matteu Monteiro: National Food Institute [Kongens Lyngby, Danemark] - DTU - Danmarks Tekniske Universitet = Technical University of Denmark
Sara Pires: National Food Institute [Kongens Lyngby, Danemark] - DTU - Danmarks Tekniske Universitet = Technical University of Denmark
Ákos Jóźwiak: UNIVET - University of Veterinary Medicine [Budapest, Hungary]
Stephan Marette: UMR PSAE - Paris-Saclay Applied Economics - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Rodney Feliciano: SECALIM - SECurité des ALIments et Microbiologie - Oniris VetAgroBio - École nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-Atlantique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Oniris VetAgroBio - École nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-Atlantique

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Abstract: Food policy decisions increasingly involve trade-offs between food safety, nutrition, environmental sustainability and economic feasibility. Assessing risks in isolation may lead to unintended consequences elsewhere in the food system. Holistic risk assessment provides a structured framework for evaluating these trade-offs and supporting more balanced policy decisions. Different policy questions require different combinations of assessment methods and levels of analytical integration. A tiered approach allows evidence to be adapted to the policy context, available data and resources. Early collaboration between policymakers, risk assessors and experts from multiple disciplines is essential for transparent and effective decisionmaking.

Keywords: Evaluation; holistique (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-07
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Published in Union Européenne. 2026, 5 p

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