Martin Wiedmann and colleagues | Balancing food safety and sustainability

In this Frontiers in Science Deep Dive session, Prof Martin Wiedmann, Prof Sophia Johler, and Sriya Sunil explored how risk-based decision-making approaches to foodborne pathogens can build healthier, more sustainable, and more resilient food systems. The session brought together the article’s authors and expert panel members Steven Wearne OBE and Frank Yiannas to discuss how advanced modeling tools—such as the Monte Carlo quantitative microbial risk assessments (MC-QMRAs), geographic information system (GIS) models, and AI-driven predictive tools—can inform smarter, more transparent food safety decisions. Links: • View the Frontiers in Science article at: https://fro.ntiers.in/mnRxvhIyt1b • View the Frontiers in Science article hub at: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/... Speakers: • Prof Martin Wiedmann | Cornell University, USA • Prof Sophia Johler | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany • Sriya Sunil | Cornell University, USA • Frank Yiannas | Smarter FY Solutions, USA • Steven Wearne OBE | SJW Consultancy, UK INTRODUCTION 00:00:07 Welcome and introduction | Gareth Mitchell, Imperial College London, UK PRESENTATIONS 00:05:38 Current food safety challenges | Prof Martin Wiedmann, Cornell University, USA 00:20:34 Risk assessments: current approaches and accounting for trade-offs | Sriya Sunil, Cornell University, USA 00:33:53 Risk negotiation | Prof Sophia Johler, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany PANEL DISCUSSION & AUDIENCE Q&A 00:45:02 Introduction of panel session | Gareth Mitchell, Imperial College London, UK 00:46:47 Panel discussion and audience Q&A CONCLUSION 01:19:12 Closing remarks from panel members Frontiers in Science Deep Dive sessions bring researchers, policy experts, and innovators together from around the world to discuss a specific area of transformational science published in Frontiers' flagship multidisciplinary journal, Frontiers in Science, and explore next steps for the field. Watch previous sessions at https://forum.frontiersin.org