Objective By 2012, EU directive 1999/74 defining minimum standards for the welfare of laying hens will abolish conventional cage systems in favour of furnished cages or floor systems in order to improve the welfare of hens. Recently, the scientific AHAW panel (EFSA) in agreement with BIOHAZ and CONTAM panels concluded that keeping hens on the floor or outside present an increased risk of contamination due to a greater exposure to infectious agents or parasites. RESCAPE is design to reduce food safety risks by: " Optimising the furnished cage and aviary design, hen and egg collection management by recording quantitative data on contamination of eggs to minimise the risk factors in alternative systems " Reinforcing the natural anti-microbial and mechanical defence mechanisms of eggs by identifying genes involved and selecting hens with superior anti-microbial alleles " Improving the technology for egg grading to enhance the detection of eggs with the greatest risk to the consumer " Developing innovative egg decontamination treatments using microwave, hot air and gas plasma sterilization, modified atmosphere packaging or chitosan " Reducing veterinary drug residues in the egg by improving vaccine technology for red mite and coccidiosis... Fields of science medical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsvaccinesengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safety Programme(s) FP6-FOOD - Food Quality and Safety: Thematic priority 5 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) FOOD-2005-T5.4.6.6 - Disease risk for consumers from alternative and enriched cage laying hen systems FOOD - Food quality and safety Call for proposal FP6-2005-FOOD-4-B See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE EU contribution No data Address 147 rue de l'Universite PARIS France See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (13) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD SANITARY SAFETY France EU contribution No data Address 27-31 avenue du General Leclerc MAISONS-ALFORT See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CORPORATE PERSONALITY OF THE INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH (EIGEN VERMOGEN VAN HET INSTITUUT VOOR LANDBOUW EN VISSERIJONDERZOEK) Belgium EU contribution No data Address Burgemeester Van Gansberghelaan 96 MERELBEKE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CYBELIA - GROUPE GLON France EU contribution No data Address - PONTIVY See on map Total cost No data INRA TRANSFERT France EU contribution No data Address 10 RUE VIVIENNE PARIS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium EU contribution No data Address Oude Markt 13 LEUVEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MEAC NV Belgium EU contribution No data Address Kapeldreef 60 HEVERLEE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ROSLIN INSITUTE (EDINBURGH) United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Roslin ROSLIN MIDLOTHIAN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA - DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Zamboni, 33 BOLOGNA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address University Avenue GLASGOW See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 6 Kensington Terrace NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA Canada EU contribution No data Address 800 King Edward Ave. (3042) OTTAWA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address EDINBURGH See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SANDERS- GROUPE GLON France EU contribution No data Address ZI Bellitourne See on map Total cost No data