MoniQA News

(Vienna, September 5, 2011) The EU funded MoniQA project is a very successful Network of Excellence which involves experts from around the globe working for safer foods by harmonising worldwide food quality and safety monitoring and control strategies. With EU funding ending on 31 January 2012, the work will continue through the newly set-up MoniQA Association, membership of which is open to all organisations with a commitment to food safety and security. 

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We have just published the latest MoniQA newsletter,which highlights several key results achieved during the last five years. As a Network of Excellence, we have realised a high degree of integration among partners, demonstrated not only by our annual integration assessments but more importantly through the multitude of exchange and cooperation activities, which include the MoniQA Food Scientists Training, facilitated by our bursary programme, and a variety of bi- and multilateral research cooperation agreements.

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Authentication techniques verify whether a food complies with its description. Regulations protect consumers from inferior products and retailers from unfair competition. Enforcement helps retain consumer confidence and assure food safety, but increasingly consumers also want to be certain about where their food comes from, and producers of speciality foods like Parma ham want to protect their reputation and the value of their product.

The new MoniQA factsheet provides an overview of all those issues related to food authenticity.

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