NIGEL COOK, Jorvik Food and Environmental Virology Ltd., York, UK. He has researched foodborne viruses – their transmission, detection, and control – for over 30 years. He has participated in several international expert committees, and standardisation activities, and holds a Guest Professorship at KU Leuven university, Belgium. DAVID RODRIGUEZ-LAZARO, Full Professor of Microbiology, Head of the Microbiology Division and Director of the Research Centre for Emerging Pathogens and Public Health at the University of Burgos (Spain), with more than 25 years of experience in the establishment of reliable strategies for detection and control of important food-borne pathogens from environmental sources and various types of foodstuffs. ARTUR RZEŻUTKA, is a senior scientist at the Department of Microbiology of Food and Feed of the National Veterinary Research Institute in Puławy, Poland. He is registered specialist in food hygiene with a broad experience in applied research in the field of foodborne and zoonotic virus detection, veterinary virology and parasitology. MARTIN D’AGOSTINO, Director, ViroSafety LTD, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK. Dr Martin D’Agostino is an independent consultant, with over 30 years’ experience in the detection, transmission and control of foodborne viruses. He provides specialist training and consultancy to industry, government and academia, and has contributed to major research, guidance and standards supporting food safety worldwide.