Filipa Vasconcelos is a student in the PhD program in Global Studies, at Universidade Aberta. She has higher education in Agro-Food Industry Technology and Management; Postgraduate in Viticulture & Enology and Postgraduate in Quality and Food Safety Management and Public Management. From the ASAE Higher Inspection career, she coordinated the Food Area Studies and Planning Center (NEPAA/GTP); She headed the Inspection and Internal Affairs Office (GIAI), Chief Inspector of the Santarém Delegation and, since 2015, in the Service Commission as Deputy Inspector General of ASAE with responsibility for the technical, scientific and laboratory areas, including institutional importance with the Council Scientific at ASAE, as well as with research institutions and the Portuguese Academy; Represents Portugal on EFSA platforms: Network of Focal Points, Consultative Forum and Network of Communication Experts.