Key issues in European food science research: a review of the European Food Science Day 2009

Daniel Spichtinger, Ingemar Pongratz, Jill Jonsson, Susanne Braun, Christian Colmer, Roland Poms, Rhonda Smith, Margaret Ashwell, Barbara Demeneix, Staffan Skerfving, Wim H. M. van der Poel, Petra van der Laag, Matthias Kueck, Chris Warkup

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Abstract

This paper is a report on the European Food Science Day (Brussels, 18 November 2009, organized by the CommNet network of food science communicators) and its outcomes. The article presents FP 7 as a key funding mechanism in European food and nutrition research and it puts research in this sector in a socio-economic context. The article then reviews the specific activities of several EU-funded projects in the field of risk, safety, and health, discussing key issues and research questions in these fields.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)114-119
JournalQuality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods
Volume2
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Environmental Health and Occupational Health

Free keywords

  • food safety
  • socio-economy
  • health
  • risk management
  • policy making

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