# Presentation: 551112

## Stakeholder workshop FDA CFSAN 16 October2008, RiverdaleWolf Maier, Commission Delegation Washington, DC

*Stakeholder workshop** FDA CFSAN* 16 October2008, RiverdaleWolf Maier, Commission Delegation Washington, DC

**European Union **
**Food Traceability Research: **
**A brief overview**

**Food Quality and Safety**

**Fork-to-Farm**

**685 M€ over the four years (EU15)**

##               Traceability projects in            FP5 and FP6

-               Traceability projects in            FP5 and FP6

## WHY DOES EU FUND TRACEABILITY RESEARCH?

**WHY DOES EU FUND ****TRACEABILITY RESEARCH?**

- Traceback and tracking in the event of food-related disease outbreaks or contaminants (*Listeria*, *Salmonella,* dioxin, melamine etc.)
- Identification of critical control points and optimum interventions
- Protection of quality brands, geographic indications and quality attributes (organic); fraud and triangular trade
- Specific legislation on novel foods, GMOs and accurate label statements on ingredients
- Technology Gap between a regulatory demand and practical implementation, particularly for SMEs.

## EU TRACEABILITY RESEARCH NEEDS COORDINATION

- Several EU research projects on  traceability and labelling issues including GMOs across two framework programmes.
- These projects represent a total investment of 145M€  and involve 558 participants throughout Europe and the world.
- Evidence that they are operating in a disparate manner and need better coordination.
**PETER PROJECT  was funded to enhance coordination, compatibility and outreach activities**
- Nine Projects were initially coordinated under the PETER umbrella.

## 	Current Main Activities – track and trace

**TRACE****:**
- To develop and test a generic information infrastructure to ensure complete traceability along entire food chains
- Robust methods for various foods (honey, cereal, meat).
- Establishing database of methods (Microarrays, PCR, proteomics)
- To develop 'Good Traceability Practice' guides for industry
- To demonstrate XML “request-response” schemes
- 5th Annual mtg: April 1-3, 2009, Freising (Munich) Germany
- Web: www.trace.eu.org including e-newsletter_Contact_:  trace.enquiries@trace.eu.org

**	****Current Main Activities – track and trace**

## 	 Current Main Activities – track and trace

**TraceBack**
- Led by University of Milan. 28 partners, 11 countries
- Development of low-cost, compatible solutions for various foods and ingredients through the supply chain.
- ‘A  traceability framework to become the global reference’
- Linking businesses without imposing technology changes
- Pilot projects in tomatoes and dairy
- Several meetings planned for 2009
- Web: www.traceback-ip.eu _Contact_: r.prugger@tecnoalimenti.com

**	**** ****Current Main Activities – track and trace**

## 	Current Main Activities – hygiene

**Sigma-Chain****:**
- Led by Univ. College, Dublin. 11 partners, 10 countries
- Focus on food chain vulnerability assessment:
- Framework to identify and prioritize critical links Undertake case studies for water, meat and milk powder
- Develop a risk model and protocols to manage vulnerability;
- Stakeholders’ Guide – minimisation of chain vulnerability
- Next meeting: October 28/29, 2008, Dublin
- Web: www.sigmachain.eu_Contact_: shane.ward@ucd.ie

**	****Current Main Activities – hygiene**

## 	Current Main Activities – hygiene

**ChillOn**
- Led by Univ. Bremerhaven. 27 partners, 12 countries
- Development of a software based model for the Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) of cold chains
- Improved detection methods of pathogens (real time PCR)
- Improved cooling and packaging
- Development of smart labels to indicate shelf life
- Next meeting: ?
- Web: www.chill-on.com_Contact_: ccolmer@ttz-bremerhaven.de

**	****Current Main Activities – hygiene**

## 	Current Main Activities – hygiene

**BioTracer**
- Led by University of Denmark. 45 partners, 24 countries
- Development of modelling systems and biomarkers
- Priority organisms: S. aureus and Listeria in milk and dairy, Salmonella and C. jejuni in pork, Mycotoxins and Salmonella in feed,
- Intentional contamination scenarios (B. anthracis, C. botulinum, norovirus)
- Next meeting: 24-25 June in Berlin
- Web: www.biotracer.org_Contact_: jhoo@food.dtu.dk

**	****Current Main Activities – hygiene**

## 	Current Main Activities - hygiene

**PathogenCombat**
- Led by University of Stuttgart. 44 partners, 15 countries
- Provide new information and methods to reduce the prevalence of food borne pathogens through the food chain
- Focus on Listeria, Campylobacter, Shiga-tox E.coli, S.aureus toxins, hepatitis and tick-borne encephalitis viruses
- Rapid detection methods, new intervention strategies, food safety management systems, outreach and dissemination.
- Next meeting October 20/21 in Vienna
- Web: www.pathogencombat.com _Contact_: Susanne Braun -   braun@ivr.uni-stuttgart.de

**	****Current Main Activities - hygiene**

## 	Current Main Activities - hygiene

**ProSafeBeef**
- Led by Ashtown Food Research Centre, Dublin. 41 partners
- Development of models and biocontrol strategies
- Innovative beef processing techniques
- Outreach and dissemination.
- Next meeting March 26/27, 2009, Dublin
- Web: www.prosafebeef.eu _Contact_: Kaye Burgess – Ashtown Food Research Centre

**	****Current Main Activities - hygiene**

## 	Geographical Information Projectsfinished under 5th framework program 

**GeoTraceAgri**
- 	www.geotraceagri.net
**GTIS-cap**
- 	www.gtis-cap.net
**Olive-Track**
- 	www.dsa.unipr.it/foodhealth/oliv-track/info.html

**	****Geographical Information Projects****finished under 5****th**** framework program**** **

## 	EU Commission Contacts

**	****EU Commission Contacts**

**Hallgeir.Herikstad@ec.europa.eu**
- 	DG Research and Development, 	Coordinator PETER and other food chain projects
**Laurent.Bochereau@ec.europa.eu**	Research Collaboration	Commission Delegation Washington, DC
**Wolf-Martin.Maier@ec.europa.eu**	Health and Food Safety	Commission Delegation Washington, DC **	**