FoodIntegrity FP7

Ensuring the Integrity of the European Food Chain

FoodIntegrity 'the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished or in perfect condition'. Providing assurance to consumers and other stakeholders about the safety, authenticity and quality of European food (integrity) is of prime importance in adding value to the European Agri-food economy. The integrity of European foods is under constant threat from fraudulently labelled imitations that try to exploit that added value. The FoodIntegrity project will directly address this issue and will be an international focal point for harmonisation and exploitation of research and technology for insuring the integrity of European food. Comprising an inner core of project participants from industry, academia, research institutes, technology providers and a global network of stakeholders, FoodIntegrity will rationalise and harmonise capability to provide a coherent structure and process for assuring the food supply.

FoodIntegrity will:

Facilitate the sharing of information between stakeholder groups regarding European food integrity,
Establish processes for harmonising & exploiting existing databases,
Establish fit for purpose methodology to address stakeholder needs,
Identify and address research gaps by procuring and delivering €3M of commissioned projects,
Establish a self-sustaining Food-fraud early warning system for identifying emerging fraud risks,
Establish a self-sustaining worldwide network of stakeholders to ensure maximum uptake of the project legacy.

Improved verification procedures will be developed for food control and industry stakeholders using 3 key commodities as exemplars: olive oil, spirit drinks & seafood. In addition a consumer study in China will assess their consumer attitudes in the face of substantial counterfeiting of European food. Finally it will establish expert food authenticity platforms that will supply independent expert opinion on food authenticity/food fraud to the European Commission, Codex and other national/international bodies.

Project partners

1	THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS Fera	United Kingdom
2	EUROFINS ANALYTICS FRANCE SAS EUROFINS	France
3	JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION JRC	Belgium
4	BUNDESINSTITUT FUER RISIKOBEWERTUNG BFR	Germany
5	UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN NUID UCD	Ireland
6	THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY	United Kingdom
7	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PARMA SITEIA.UNIPR	Italy
8	ECOCERT SA ECOCERT SA	France
9	Eutema Technology Management GmbH & Co KG Eutema	Austria
10	CENTRE WALLON DE RECHERCHES AGRONOMIQUES CRA-W	Belgium
11	FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHENLANDBAU STIFTUNG FiBL	Switzerland
12	KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET UCPH	Denmark
13	STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK DLO	The Netherlands
14	VYSOKA SKOLA CHEMICKO-TECHNOLOGICKA V PRAZE VSCHT	Czech Republic
15	FONDAZIONE EDMUND MACH FEM	Italy
16	FUNDACAO DA FACULDADE DE CIENCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA FFCUL	Portugal
17	UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA - LA MANCHA UCLM	Spain
18	MINISTERIO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE Y MEDIO RURAL Y MARINO MINISTERIO DE MEDIO	Spain
19	BARILLA G. E R. FRATELLI SPA	Italy
20	MATIS OHF MATIS OHF	Iceland
21	TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TEAGASC	Ireland
22	NOFIMA AS	Norway
23	AGROISOLAB GMBH TUV Rheinland Agrois	Germany
24	ISOLAB GMBH LABORATORIUM FUR STABIL-ISOTOPENANALYTIK isolab GmbH	Germany
25	AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS CSIC	Spain
26	FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS FAO FAO	Italy
27	FUNDACION AZTI/AZTI FUNDAZIOA Tecnalia-AZTI	Spain
28	SOLTUB TRADE AND SERVICE PROVIDING LIMITED LIABILTY SOLTUB	Hungary
29	FOOD FORENSIC LIMITED Food Forensics	United Kingdom
30	UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE UNEW	United Kingdom
31	PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT WETERYNARYJNY - PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY NVRI	Poland
32	CHINA NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND FERMENTATION INDUSTRIES SOE	China
33	UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM UTRECHT UMC UTRECHT	The Netherlands
34	THE SCOTCH WISKY RESEARCH INSTITUT	United Kingdom
35	D.D. WILLIAMSON LIMITED	United Kingdom
36	OCEAN OPTICS BV OOBV	The Netherlands
37	SPIRITSEUROPE AISBL spiritsEUROPE	Belgium
38	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA UNIROMA	Italy