The main aim of the Symposium is to offer a platform for personal meetings and discussions on future cooperations and common projects along the whole feed and food chain in order to secure food safety and quality for the consumers. Within the last five symposia in Germany, Romania, Serbia, Italy and Ireland more than 500 experts exchanged and discussed relevant topics along the feed and food chain and several cooperative projects have been launched https://www.b2match.eu/foodseg2017