Food quality and safety issues in the priority areas within MoniQA

Oreopoulou, V; Lembesi, D; Dimakou, C; Tsironi, T; Paulin, S; Lake, R; Haugen, JE; von Holst, C; Thomas, M

dc.contributor.author	Oreopoulou, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Lembesi, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Dimakou, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsironi, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Paulin, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Lake, R	en
dc.contributor.author	Haugen, JE	en
dc.contributor.author	von Holst, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Thomas, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:30:44Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:30:44Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	1757-8361	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19620
dc.subject	food authenticity	en
dc.subject	food contaminants	en
dc.subject	MoniQA	en
dc.subject	legislation	en
dc.subject	RASFF	en
dc.title	Food quality and safety issues in the priority areas within MoniQA	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1111/j.1757-837X.2009.00006.x	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1757-837X.2009.00006.x	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	MoniQA (Monitoring and Quality Assurance in the total food supply chain) is a Network of Excellence funded under the EU 6th Framework Programme. Its aim is to work towards the harmonization of worldwide food quality and safety monitoring and control strategies by establishing durable integration of leading research institutions, industrial partners and small and medium enterprises working in complementary fields of food quality and safety analysis. One of the main objectives of the project is to 'develop harmonization guidelines for validation and standardization of detection methods and technologies in food safety and quality'. To achieve this, the relative importance of the range of contaminants and residues causing problems in food needed to be established. This paper outlines the methodologies adopted for prioritizing harmonization issues and identifying needs for research and development of analytical methods within the areas of natural contaminants (bio-toxins, food allergens), microbiological contaminants, chemical contaminants originating from environmental sources (heavy metals, etc.), industrial activity (dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls, etc.) or agricultural practices (pesticides and veterinary drag residues), food additives (colourants, sweeteners, etc.), processing contaminants (acrylamide, trans fatty acids, etc.) and authenticity (cheaper substitutes, fraud, etc.). Qualitative methods are also included in the prioritized activities, as there are no internationally accepted validation protocols.	en
heal.publisher	WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC	en
heal.journalName	QUALITY ASSURANCE AND SAFETY OF CROPS & FOODS	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/j.1757-837X.2009.00006.x	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000207817100006	en
dc.identifier.volume	1	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	28	en
dc.identifier.epage	35	en