TRANSPARENT_FOOD
Quality and integrity in food: a challenge for chain communication and research
| Coordinatore | RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAT BONN
Organization address
address: REGINA PACIS WEG 3 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Germany [DE] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.transparentfood.eu |
| Totale costo | 1˙179˙882 € |
| EC contributo | 995˙094 € |
| Programma | FP7-KBBE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology |
| Code Call | FP7-KBBE-2009-3 |
| Funding Scheme | CSA-SA |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-12-01 - 2011-11-30 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAT BONN
Organization address
address: REGINA PACIS WEG 3 contact info |
DE (BONN) | coordinator | 186˙180.00 |
| 2 |
AARHUS UNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: Nordre Ringgade 1 contact info |
DK (AARHUS C) | participant | 89˙880.00 |
| 3 |
Campden BRI Magyarorszag Nonprofit Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag
Organization address
address: HALLER U 2 contact info |
HU (BUDAPEST) | participant | 89˙880.00 |
| 4 |
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR FOOD SAFETY AISBL
Organization address
address: AVENUE LOUISE 475475 Box15 contact info |
BE (BRUXELLES) | participant | 89˙880.00 |
| 5 |
KURATORIUM FUER TECHNIK UND BAUWESEN IN DER LANDWIRTSCHAFT E.V.
Organization address
address: BARTNINGSTRASSE 49 contact info |
DE (DARMSTADT) | participant | 89˙880.00 |
| 6 |
RLabs Ltd (RLabs EREVNES AGORAS ETERIA PERIORISMENIS EFTHINIS)
Organization address
address: Edessis Street 18 contact info |
EL (Athens) | participant | 89˙880.00 |
| 7 |
SIK - INSTITUTET FOER LIVSMEDEL OCH BIOTEKNIK AB
Organization address
address: Frans Perssons Vaeg 6 contact info |
SE (GOETEBORG) | participant | 89˙880.00 |
| 8 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN
Organization address
address: STRASSE DES 17 JUNI 135 contact info |
DE (BERLIN) | participant | 89˙880.00 |
| 9 |
UNIVERSITEIT GENT
Organization address
address: SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25 contact info |
BE (GENT) | participant | 89˙880.00 |
| 10 |
THE CITY UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: NORTHAMPTON SQUARE contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 89˙874.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The core relevance of transparency as a critical success factor and the need for the delivery of appropriate support by research has been emphasized in the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) of the European Technology Platform 'Food for Life' from where this proposal evolved. It utilizes its links with the European-wide network of more than 30 National Technology Platforms to link up with stakeholders of the food chain including industry, consumers, research, and sector representatives of different European countries. The complexities in reaching transparency are due to complexities in products and processes but also due to the dynamically changing open network organization of the food sector with its multitude of SMEs, its cultural diversity, its differences in expectations, its differences in the ability to serve transparency needs, and its lack of a consistent appropriate institutional infrastructure that could support coordinated initiatives towards higher levels of transparency throughout the food value chain. The project focus is on the analysis, documentation, and dissemination of our present knowledge (including from literature, expert knowledge, and best practice experiences) on transparency solutions and needs, their realization through chain communication schemes and the implementation environment required for the uptake of solutions and their success. The integration of the knowledge into a standardized general framework provides the basis for a GAP analysis that identifies a ‘Strategic Research Agenda’ for future research that could have a major impact on the establishment of European transparency schemes.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
European researchers have explored ways to make the path from farm to fork more transparent.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
As recent scandals have shown, there is a need for clearer information about the source of the food that ends up on consumers' plates and ensure its safety and quality.
An EU-funded research project, 'Quality and integrity in food: A challenge for chain communication and research' (TRANSPARENT_FOOD), assessed the best approaches to transparency and communication currently used in the food industry. Team members identified areas where additional research is needed to improve the situation.
With partners from 11 universities and research institutes across Europe, the multidisciplinary team created a compendium of current best practices in transparency as well as potential new solutions drawn from research. They also identified priority areas to address deficiencies in current knowledge. Based on these two sets of findings, the project produced a strategic research agenda for the European food sector.
TRANSPARENT_FOOD also created an information system scheme to exchange information and help communication between different existing and developing transparency initiatives in the industry.
The two-year project, which ended in 2011, also brought together stakeholders in the food sector through a dedicated European transparency platform. This has served to raise awareness of the need for greater transparency and traceability, creating closer links between representatives of consumers, businesses and policymakers.
With more complex supply chains there is a vital need for transparency, especially in a sector as closely linked to public safety as food. TRANSPARENT_FOOD is helping to protect consumers and ensure they will be able to trust the food they buy.
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