Objective Proposal summary Anthropogenic perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have recently gained socio-economic and scientific interest. PFCs constitute a newly emanating group of environmental contaminants, with physico-chemical as well as toxicological properties different from those of other halogenated compounds. PFCs are generally persistent in the environment, and can be found over a broad concentration range and within most parts of the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Food, produced with natural ingredients, and possibly beverages, including drinking water, are likely to be contaminated with PFCs, giving rise to human exposure. Whether or not industrial food processing and packaging may give rise to additional contamination of food and beverages is currently not understood. Whatever the sources, PFCs have indeed been found to be present at a global scale in blood of the general population. PERFOOD brings together the institutes most renowned in Europe and the Globe for their chemical analytical work on PFCs with experts in food consumption and drinking water quality as well as food processing and packaging. The aims of the present project are to develop robust and reliable analytical tools including reference materials for the determination of PFCs in food items, and to use these to (i) qualify and quantify PFCs in our diet, employing a large European sampling campaign; (ii) understand how PFCs are transferred from the environment into dietary items, and (iii) quantify the possible contribution of food/beverage contact materials and food and water processing to the overall PFC levels in our diet. The newly gained knowledge will enable us to evaluate the possible routes, including their relative importance, of human exposure to PFCs via our diet, to assess the role of the technosphere in the contamination of our food, and to identify ways to reduce the PFC contamination of dietary articles. Fields of science engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processesnatural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologymedical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Keywords Food contaminants Human exposure exposure model food analysis Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE-2008-2-1-01 - Measures aimed at promoting healthy eating habits KBBE-2008-2-4-01 - Perfluorinated organic compounds in food Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2008-2B See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM EU contribution € 406 254,00 Address SPUI 21 1012WX Amsterdam Netherlands See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Dyviam Steneker (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution € 488 204,00 Address UNIVERSITETSVAGEN 10 10691 Stockholm See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Lotta Skoog (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 603 752,00 Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Walter Krause (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STIFTELSEN NILU Norway EU contribution € 278 500,00 Address INSTITUTTVEIEN 18 2027 Kjeller See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Viken Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Paal Berg (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA Italy EU contribution € 210 890,00 Address Viale Regina Elena 299 00161 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Rosa Martoccia (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VERENIGING VOOR CHRISTELIJK HOGER ONDERWIJS WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK EN PATIENTENZORG Netherlands EU contribution € 307 663,00 Address De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Margot Rijerse (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VYSOKA SKOLA CHEMICKO-TECHNOLOGICKA V PRAZE Czechia EU contribution € 277 640,00 Address TECHNICKA 5 166 28 Praha See on map Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Anna Mittnerova (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN Belgium EU contribution € 164 690,00 Address PRINSSTRAAT 13 2000 Antwerpen See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Antwerpen Arr. Antwerpen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Anne Adams (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BUNDESINSTITUT FUER RISIKOBEWERTUNG Germany EU contribution € 133 030,00 Address MAX DOHRN STRASSE 8-10 10589 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Tanja Burgdorf (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KWR WATER BV Netherlands EU contribution € 128 809,00 Address GRONINGENHAVEN 7 3433 PE NIEUWEGEIN See on map Region West-Nederland Utrecht Utrecht Activity type Other Administrative Contact Marcel Van Der Hooft (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data