The European Union has 13 flagship projects designed to tackle critical challenges in food safety, traceability and combatting fraud. They are all under the funding umbrella of the Horizon R&D programme. FAN members will be familiar with the European Food Fraud Community of Practice (EFF-CoP) but this is just one project within the cluster.
All of the projects in the cluster are now indexed on the website of THEROS, one of the first of the projects to be launched. The index includes project summaries and links.
- THEROS - An integrated toolbox for improved verification and prevention of adulterations and non-compliances in organic and geographical indications food supply chain
- EFF-CoP – the European Food Fraud Community of Practice
- Alliance – digital solutions for data veracity and transparency in food supply chaines
- CUES – consumers’ understanding of eating sustainably
- FishEUTrust - Increasing consumer trust and engagement in seafood products
- Sea2See - Blockchain traceability technology and stakeholders’ engagement strategy for boosting sustainable seafood consumption
- TealHelix – Inclusive and personalised food labelling
- Watson – digital and technical track-and-trace solutions, predominantly aimed to defend against counterfeiting
- Titan - Enabling transparency in food supply chains by implementing innovative solutions to boost health, sustainability, and food safety
- FOODGUARD - Microbiome applications and technological hubs as solutions to minimize food loss and waste
- ROSETTA - Reducing food waste due to marketing standards through alternative market access
- INfoodMATION - Optimising food information and communication towards healthier and more sustainable dietary patterns
- DRG4FOOD - Developing a European roadmap and a practical toolbox to guide policymakers, businesses, and civil society in designing food systems
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