Save the date! Food systems lie at the intersection of the many critical challenges facing us today: from fighting climate change, to halting A term used to describe the variety of living organisms existing in a specific environment. loss to reducing waste. Meeting such challenges requires urgent action, as set out in the objectives for a sustainable future at the heart of the UN Development Goals and the European Commission’s Green Deal. EFSA is committed to supporting these objectives in cooperation with other EU agencies, Member States and international partners. How will A specialised field of applied science that involves reviewing scientific data and studies in order to evaluate risks associated with certain hazards. It involves four steps: hazard identification, hazard characterisation, exposure assessment and risk characterisation. science evolve over the next years to respond to these challenges? There is growing evidence that human, animal, and environmental health are inextricably linked, which means that risk assessment science cannot limit itself to food/feed safety. It needs to take a broader perspective, to pivot towards a “one health-one environment” approach.