Location Wageningen, Netherlands
Hybrid 5 days per week in the office
Start date September 2026
Duration: 6 months
About the role
We are looking for a motivated, analytical, and detail-oriented QFS Intern to join our Food Safety team and contribute to contaminant risk assessment projects that support product safety across our global portfolio.
In this role, you will work at the intersection of food safety, toxicology, regulatory science, and risk management. You will support the evaluation of regulated and emerging contaminants, helping translate complex scientific information into practical risk assessment outputs that support business and product safety decisions.
You will independently lead a contaminant risk assessment project focused on substances such as pesticides, heavy metals, and other emerging contaminants. Your work will involve reviewing scientific literature, evaluation reports from authorities such as WHO, EFSA, and FDA, and compiling toxicological thresholds, exposure reference values, and risk characterization approaches into a structured framework.
A key part of the internship will be supporting the development and validation of a contaminant risk assessment tool that can be used to improve the consistency, efficiency, and scalability of contaminant assessments across the organization. Through case studies you will help strengthen food safety risk management processes and contribute to ongoing category and risk perception activities.
You will work closely with the Food Safety team while also collaborating with colleagues in Quality and Regulatory Affairs. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to industry food safety risk assessment while working on projects with direct impact on product safety, risk management, and business decision-making within an international FMCG environment.
You will also take part in the intern challenge, collaborating with other interns on a shared project during your internship.
Join us in shaping the future of food safety and risk assessment!
So, what does it take to be successful in this role?
What’s next?
If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now! The deadline to apply is the 12th of June.
We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.
Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.
No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.
The driving force behind our success are the circa 4,700 Flora Foodies who live our purpose every day and are engaged in our mission, delivering through our values of Performance, Care and Passion. Results Matter. With an ‘Always Day 1 mindset’. Always one step ahead, driven by data, with a finger on the pulse – our customers and consumers are at the heart. We identify the sweet spot; we relish challenge; we own it. We're agile decision-makers, with the courage to pivot, we sometimes fail fast - but learn even faster. Kindness wins. With a long-term focus on building a sustainable future, Flora Foodies show the 'Courage to Care' for each other, our communities, and the next generation. We believe in doing the right thing and 'Come As You Are' is not just a saying; it's an invitation to be authentic and bring your whole, true self to work. Difference brings angles and ideas to the party – we want you to be you. Passion fuels our Next Generation of the Food journey. Full of energy and possibility, Flora Foodies constantly raise the bar, driving the Flora Food Group and one another forwards. We're a team of food lovers and enthusiasts – our sum is truly greater than our parts, and we absolutely love what we do.
