2nd Living Lab at RAFA2026

3-6 November, Prague

The 2nd EFF-CoP Living Lab is planned to take place at the International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA), 3-6 November in Prague, Czech Republic.

The Living Lab session focuses on innovative participatory approaches for strengthening food fraud prevention, monitoring and control across the agri-food chain. The session will introduce the EFF-CoP social co-innovation methodology, a community-based and multi-stakeholder approach designed to improve knowledge exchange, collaborative learning and upskilling among actors involved in food authenticity and integrity. Through interactive activities and stakeholder engagement exercises, participants will explore practical tools, emerging challenges and collaborative solutions related to food fraud prevention. The Living Lab aims to foster dialogue among researchers, laboratories, industry representatives, authorities, certification bodies and other food system stakeholders, promoting collective action and cross-sector cooperation. Participants will have the opportunity to contribute experiences, identify needs and co-create recommendations for future practices and capacity-building actions in the field of food integrity. The session forms part of EFF-CoP Work Package 5 activities and represents one of the project’s follow-up Living Labs implemented during major international events.