PLANTLIBRA
"PLANT food supplements: Levels of Intake, Benefit and Risk Assessment"
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO
Organization address
address: Via Festa Del Perdono 7 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Italy [IT] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.plantlibra.eu/web/ |
| Totale costo | 7˙818˙570 € |
| EC contributo | 5˙985˙934 € |
| Programma | FP7-KBBE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology |
| Code Call | FP7-KBBE-2009-3 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-IP-SICA |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-06-01 - 2014-05-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO
Organization address
address: Via Festa Del Perdono 7 contact info |
IT (MILANO) | coordinator | 736˙620.00 |
| 2 |
HYLOBATES CONSULTING S.R.L.
Organization address
address: VIA DEI MONFORTANI 57/B contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 480˙572.30 |
| 3 |
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 contact info |
NL (WAGENINGEN) | participant | 432˙600.00 |
| 4 |
FUNDACIO PRIVADA PER A LA INVESTIGACIO NUTRICIONAL
Organization address
address: CALLE MONTNEGRE 18 ESC A PLANTA EN PUERTA 2 contact info |
ES (BARCELONA) | participant | 415˙191.50 |
| 5 |
EUROPEAN FOOD INFORMATION RESSOURCE AISBL
Organization address
address: RUE WASHINGTON 40 contact info |
BE (BRUXELLES) | participant | 398˙854.70 |
| 6 |
VETERINAERMEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN
Organization address
address: Veterinaerplatz 1 contact info |
AT (VIENNA) | participant | 342˙264.00 |
| 7 |
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
Organization address
address: WOODHOUSE LANE contact info |
UK (LEEDS) | participant | 326˙712.00 |
| 8 |
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Organization address
address: "Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria 46" contact info |
ZA (PRETORIA) | participant | 301˙278.00 |
| 9 |
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA
Organization address
address: Viale Regina Elena 299 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 291˙960.00 |
| 10 |
SOCIETA ITALIANA DELLE SCIENZE E DELLE TECNICHE ERBORISTICHE
Organization address
address: Via Filargo 38 contact info |
IT (MILANO) | participant | 284˙624.00 |
| 11 |
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
Organization address
address: Stag Hill contact info |
UK (GUILDFORD) | participant | 242˙476.50 |
| 12 |
PHYTOLAB GMBH & CO KG
Organization address
address: DUTENDORFER STRASSE 5-7 contact info |
DE (VESTENBERGSREUTH) | participant | 202˙534.00 |
| 13 |
UNIVERSITATEA TRANSILVANIA DIN BRASOV
Organization address
address: Bd Eroilor 29 contact info |
RO (Brasov) | participant | 192˙256.00 |
| 14 |
Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira
Organization address
address: Mustialankatu 3 contact info |
FI (Helsinki) | participant | 180˙360.00 |
| 15 |
European Advisory Services
Organization address
address: rue de l'Asssociation 50 contact info |
BE (Brussels) | participant | 176˙598.00 |
| 16 |
INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH
Organization address
address: "Norwich Research Park, Colney" contact info |
UK (NORWICH) | participant | 154˙509.00 |
| 17 |
TERVEYDEN JA HYVINVOINNIN LAITOS
Organization address
address: MANNERHEIMINTIE 166 contact info |
FI (HELSINKI) | participant | 141˙981.00 |
| 18 |
INTERNATIONALE GESELLSCHAFT FUR GETREIDEWISSENSCHAFT UND -TECHNOLOGIE
Organization address
address: MARXERGASSE 2 contact info |
AT (WIEN) | participant | 135˙174.00 |
| 19 |
BioDetection Systems B.V.
Organization address
address: Science Park 406 contact info |
NL (Amsterdam) | participant | 133˙176.00 |
| 20 |
SCHWEIZERISCHES TOXIKOLOGISCHES INFORMATIONSZENTRUM
Organization address
address: FREIESTRASSE 16 contact info |
CH (Zuerich) | participant | 105˙270.00 |
| 21 |
"Institute of Medicinal Plant Development , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences"
Organization address
address: Malianwa North Road 151 contact info |
CN (Beijing) | participant | 92˙400.00 |
| 22 |
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Organization address
address: Area 1A, Nobel House, Smith Square 17 contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 83˙703.00 |
| 23 |
UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
Organization address
address: Viamonte 430/444 contact info |
AR (BUENOS AIRES) | participant | 62˙100.00 |
| 24 |
UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO
Organization address
address: RUA DA REITORIA 109 BUTANTA contact info |
BR (SAO PAULO SP) | participant | 58˙800.00 |
| 25 |
EUROPEAN BOTANICAL FORUM AISBL
Organization address
address: RUE DE L'ASSOCIATION 50 contact info |
BE (BRUSSELS) | participant | 13˙708.32 |
| 26 |
EUROPEAN RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION ALLIANCE
Organization address
address: RUE DE L'ASSOCIATION 50 contact info |
BE (BRUSSELS) | participant | 211.68 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Plant food supplements, or botanicals, have high acceptance by European consumers. Potentially, they can deliver significant health benefits, safely, and at relatively low costs. New regulations and EFSA guidance are also now in. However, concerns about safety, quality and efficacy of these products remain, and bottle-necks in risk and benefit assessments need to be solved. PlantLIBRA (PLANT food supplements: Levels of Intake, Benefit and Risk Assessment) aims to foster the safe use of food supplements containing plants or herbal extracts, by increasing science-based decision-making by regulators and food chain operators. To make informed decisions, competent authorities and food businesses need more quality-assured and accessible information and better tools (e.g., metadatabanks). PlantLIBRA is structured to develop, validate and disseminate data and methodologies for risk and benefit assessment and implement sustainable international cooperation. International cooperation, on-spot and in-language capacity building are necessary to ensure the quality of the plants imported in the EU. PlantLibra spans 4 continents and 23 partners, comprising leading academics, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, industry and non-profit organizations. Through its partners it exploits the databases and methodologies of two Network of Excellences, EuroFIR and Moniqa. Plantlibra will also fill the gap in intake data by conducting harmonized field surveys in the regions of the EU and apply consumer sciences to botanicals. Existing composition and safety data will be collated into a meta-databank and new analytical data and methods will be generated. The overarching aim is to integrate diverse scientific expertise into a single “science of botanicals”. PlantLIBRA works closely with EFSA since several PlantLIBRA partners or experts are involved in the relevant EFSA Working Groups, and also plans shoulder-to-shoulder cooperation with competent authorities and stakeholders.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
For many centuries people have used plants and their derivatives to maintain health. An EU project is conducting a study to assess the safety of botanical preparations through informed decisions and quality assured information.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Plant food supplements (PFS) are highly accepted by European consumers for their capacity to deliver significant health benefits. However, concerns about safety, quality and efficacy of these products remain, and bottlenecks in risk and benefit assessments need to be solved.
To address this issue, the EU-funded 'Plant food supplements: Levels of intake, benefit and risk assessment' (Plantlibra) project is promoting the safety of botanical preparations by increasing the science-based decision making by stakeholders.
As a first step partners have generated a database with quality assessed data on the composition and the biological effects of biologically active compounds present in PFS. Through a survey, they are investigating the PFS consumption patterns, recommendations and determinants of usage in six European countries.
The beneficial effects of PFS botanical preparations have been reported in systematic reviews. Five benefit areas have been covered, namely inflammation, digestive health, menopausal symptoms, post-menopausal bone health and cardiovascular disease. Different botanicals have so far been identified with promising effects.
With respect to improving the methodology for the risk assessment of botanical preparations, the consortium is applying the margin of exposure (MOE) concept and the Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) approach. These refer to compounds with genotoxic and carcinogenic properties, such as alkenylbenzenes.
By pinpointing adverse effects of botanicals in humans, the Plantlibra initiative aims to formulate recommendations for risk management. Furthermore, by focusing on good analytical practices the project will support the identification and quantification of compounds associated with high risk.
The research by Plantlibra has featured in a special issue of a scientific journal and has received considerable media attention. The inclusion of the Policy Advisory Board (PAB) with participants from almost all EU Member States, China and the United States will ensure that the project's recommendations develop into appropriate policies.