Innovation in food safety! As part of the Horizon Europe project FoodSafeR, we’re proud to highlight a significant scientific contribution from our partner Wageningen University & Research. Researcher Ids Lemmink, along with a multidisciplinary team, has developed a low-cost paper-based biosensor for the rapid detection of tropane alkaloids in plant-derived food products. This novel technology […]

The European food production system has become very effective, but resource depletion, loss of biodiversity and climate change put the system under pressure. Transitioning towards a circular production system is one of the  means to obtain a more sustainable food production system. Meeting aims We organize a 1.5 day network and scientific event including a [...]

Focus on sustainable food safety: FFoQSI presents the new FoodSafeR project. Food safety, nutrition and food security are closely linked. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), unsafe food leads to a vicious cycle of disease and malnutrition that particularly affects infants and young children, pregnant women, the elderly, and immunocompromised or sick people. The [...]

FoodSafeR is a Horizon Europe project led by FFoQSI, uniting 19 top European academic, research, and industry organizations to develop a new generation of future-oriented tools for assessing and managing emerging food safety hazards and associated risks. This initiative aims to ensure the highest standards of food safety across Europe, addressing both microbial and chemical [...]