EU LAUNCHES FOOD SAFETY TEST HARMONISATION STUDY
April 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has launched a new research project called MONIQA (Monitoring and Quality Assurance in the food supply chain), aimed at harmonising European methods analysing food for safety and quality. Researchers in this Euro 12 million project will use computer links to create a virtual laboratory examining food safety issues and the various food testing and analysis methods used across Europe. They will also investigate the food safety analysis implications of new food processing technologies. Having exchanged data and knowledge, the ...
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