SAFE FOODS

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SAFE FOODS

• Work-package 2

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Objectives

• To establish a working procedure for the early
  detection and assessment of emerging microbial
  and chemical hazards in food
• To propose communication systems between research
  / detection agencies and the regulatory / public
  health function to ensure early detection of food
  safety risks is communicated rapidly to the
  latter.
• To provide information and data on the
  development (potential and otherwise) of emerging
  super bugs
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• To provide data on chemical residues in food with
  particular focus on Central and Eastern Europe
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• To develop research proposals on the above and
  related areas with a particular emphasis on
  research capacity building in eastern European
  countries.

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WP 2 Team

• Institute Time commitment
• (person months)
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• NFC 40
• UNICATT 34
• RIKILT 24
• LFC 12
• CFRI 12
• RIVM 8
• BfR 8

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Tasks

• Task 1 A database of European experts on
  microbial and chemical food safety
• Deliverable date month 18.
• Partner responsible RIKILT

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• Task 2 The development of a rapid predictive
  alert system for microbial hazards in the food
  chain.
• This will include
• a review of microbial rapid alert public health
  systems in various EU countries
• learning from the past - an examination of
  historical information and data concerning
  food-borne pathogens in the past and the use of
  such information to predict future food related
  microbial hazards.
• The provision of standardised methodologies for
  microbial hazard prediction and identification
• All of the above to be discussed at 2 workshops
• Deliverable date month 18.
• Partners responsible NFC, RIKILT, LFC, CFRI,
  RIVM BfR

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• Task 3 The development of a training module on
  microbial and chemical hazards including an
  introduction to each hazard, methods of detection
  and identification, risk assessment and risk
  management (GMP, HACCP, etc) to be posted on the
  SAFE FOOD website.
• Deliverable date month 18.
• Partners responsible All

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• Task 4 To prepare a report predicting emerging
  microbial pathogens in the food chain. This will
  initially require a review of the scientific
  literature on novel emerging / re-emerging
  pathogens including a review of virulence factors
  and their potential transfer among different
  organisms to produce a super bug and on farm
  in-plant studies to look for evidence that the
  development of such super pathogens is already in
  progress.
• Deliverable date month 18.
• Partner responsible NFC

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• Task 5 To prepare a report, based on the
  scientific and other literature, predicting /
  identifying chemical food contamination including
  residues of PCBs, pesticides and mycotoxins with
  particular focus on Central and eastern European
  countries.
• Deliverable date month 18.
• Partner responsible UNICATT

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• Task 6 To prepare a proposal for future research
  on
• predictive modelling for emerging pathogens
• novel microbial pathogen detection and
  enumeration methods
• novel chemical residue / contaminant detection
  methods
• standardisation of microbiological /
  epidemiological and chemical residue detection
  methodologies
• future food safety training
• Deliverable date Month 18
• Partners responsible NFC UNICATT