This page presents key results of the work undertaken within MoniQA and the MoniQA Working Groups. All in all 40 project outputs are listed – as the results become available you can access more detailed information by clicking on the links for the respective output below.
Food Safety and Regulatory
1) Harmonisation challenges within the EU and between EU and trading countries
2) MoniQA Database and harmonising MoniQA-FC24
3) Joint IUPAC/MoniQA protocol for validation of qualitative methods
4) ISO International Workshop Agreement on harmonising bulk sampling procedures
5) MoniQA Validation Studies – Basic Requirements and Checklist
6) MoniQA Validation Protocol and Guideline
7) MoniQA laboratory accreditation support tool
9) Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Tool Box
Training and Education
10) MoniQA Food Scientist Training and Continuous Professional Development
11) Establishing MoniQA eFSTs (e-learning and remote education)
12) Quality Assurance Tool for MoniQA FSTs
Authenticity
13) Validation ring trial: PH determination of freshness and ageing of brown rice
14) Validation of methodology for verification of organic eggs
Food Allergens
16) Food Allergen ELISA validation guideline for milk and egg (published)
17) Food Allergen ELISA validation guideline for gluten free analysis
18) Incurred Reference Materials (RMI) for milk allergen analysis in bakery products and infant formulae
19) Incurred Reference Materials (RMI) for egg allergen analysis in bakery products and infant formulae
20) Gluten Standard and Incurred Reference Materials for low gluten/gluten-free analysis
21) Quantitative food allergen ELISA ring trial for milk in bakery products and infant formulae
23) Guideline for Validation Requirements LC-MS-MS for food allergen analysis
Chemical Contaminants and Mycotoxins
24) Harmonized Protocol for validation of LC-MS-MS methods for chemical food contaminants
25) Multi-mycotoxin LC-MS-MS method validation
26) Dioxins screening (CALUX) and confirmatory methods for dioxin analysis - a comparative study
27) Assessing Impacts of Chemical Contaminants in Foods and Feedstuffs
28) Environmental contaminants in foods and feeds in the light of climate change
Microbiological Contaminants
29) Microbiological dilution method - a comparative study
30) Re-validation of Campylobacter PCR tests
Nanotechnology
Network and Sustainability
32) Concept for Infrastructure Sharing
33) MoniQA Exchange and Mobility Programme
35) Initiating Research Projects/Proposals
36) Facilitating Cooperation Agreements
37) MoniQA Conferences (see Rome 2008, Krakow 2010 and Varna 2011 so far)
38) MoniQA Promotional Materials
