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Key MoniQA Outputs and Work in Progress

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

8) ICT in HACCP in food manufacturing: status quo, gaps and needs, providers in Europe and future outlook 

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

15) Collaborative trial for method validation and estimation of measurement uncertainty in multi-component analysis of regulated food additivites

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

22) Joint MoniQA/FAPAS Proficiency Test: food allergen analysis for milk in bakery product 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

31)  Regulatory aspects of Nanotechnology-enabled food products: steps towards harmonization of regulatory approaches”

Network and Sustainability

32) Concept for Infrastructure Sharing

33) MoniQA Exchange and Mobility Programme

34) MoniQA Association

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

39) QAS Partnership between MoniQA Association and ICC

40) Proposed new items