A holistic frameWork with Anticounterfeit and inTelligence-based technologieS that will assist food chain stakehOlders in rapidly identifying and preveNting the spread of fraudulent practices.

Project Information

WATSON

Grant agreement ID: 101084265

DOI

10.3030/101084265

Project closed

EC signature date 6 October 2022

Start date 1 March 2023

End date 28 February 2026

Funded under

• Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Total cost

€ 9 744 008,25

EU contribution

€ 9 744 008,25

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN
Ireland

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (5)

Key Stakeholders Expectations, Socioeconomic Drivers and Vulnerability Assessment of Food Systems (Interim Report)

This deliverable will list the findings of user needs and system needs towards traceability and authenticity in food systems;

Dissemination and Communication Strategy and Periodic Dissemination and Communication Report (Interim Report 1)

This report will define the communication strategy and plan and describe the activities that the partners will pursue to guarantee broad visibility, promotion and up-take of WATSON. It will also include input about what have been the most effective communication tools and channels in terms of community reach, and report on activities pursued to grow social media innovation community and engagement of stakeholders. Input from all tasks will inject into this document. This report is also to include a firstversion of the Exploitation Plan for the project.

Policy Brief 1

Policy recommendations for accountability towards prevention of food waste

WATSON Identity, Website and Social Media

This deliverable consists of a first version of WATSON web site, which will be regularly enriched and updated to reflect the planned work and ongoing WATSON activities during the whole project duration.

Dissemination and Communication Strategy and Periodic Dissemination and Communication Report (Interim Report 2)

This report will define the communication strategy and plan and describe the activities that the partners will pursue to guarantee broad visibility, promotion and up-take of WATSON. It will also include input about what have been the most effective communication tools and channels in terms of community reach, and report on activities pursued to grow social media innovation community and engagement of stakeholders. Input from all tasks will inject into this document

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (3)

Food Policy

Author(s): Coral, Claudia; Mithöfer, Dagmar
Published in: Food Policy, Issue 102954, 2025, ISSN 0306-9192
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.FOODPOL.2025.102954

FieldNA: a 3D printed vertical microfluidic device for portable nucleic acid isolation from olive oil samples

Author(s): Vineet Penumarthy, Athanasia-Maria Dourou, Evangelia Lampropoulou, Stilianos Arhondakis, Ravi Prakash
Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Issue 13, 2025, ISSN 2296-4185
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FBIOE.2025.1646041

Heat-stable peptide markers for bovine heart, kidney, liver, lung, and spleen for authenticity testing of minced beef products

Author(s): Brüggemann, Dagmar; Römpp, Andreas; Jira, Wolfgang; Braunersreuther, Thomas
Published in: Food Chemistry, Issue 144383, 2025, ISSN 1873-7072
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.FOODCHEM.2025.144383

Conference proceedings (21)

TRACEABILITY OF EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL: GENETIC AND DIGITAL TOOLS FOR A SAFE VALUE CHAIN

Author(s): Valentina Passeri, Livia Polegri, Stilianos Arhondakis, Athanasia Maria Dourou, Andreas Papadakis, Antonios Kioukis, Nikoleta Tsampanaki, Paraskevas Bourgos, George Klados, Nikos Chachampis, Silvia Landi, Nicolò Cultrera
Published in: LXVIII SIGA Annual Congress (SIGA), 2025
Publisher: Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17671640

Sowing Semantics, Reaping Interoperability: WATSON Ontology Extensions for Extra Virgin Olive Oil Chain Traceability

Author(s): Antonios Kioukis, Andreas Papadakis, Stilianos Arhondakis, Theodore Zahariadis
Published in: 2025 6th International Conference in Electronic Engineering & Information Technology (EEITE), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEITE65381.2025.11166194

Traceability Data in the form of Digital Food Product Passports for Fish Supply Chains

Author(s): Jiang, Shanshan; Natvig, Marit; Ræder, Truls Bakkejord; Bourgos, Paraskevas; Tsampanaki, Nikoleta
Published in: 2025 6th International Conference in Electronic Engineering & Information Technology (EEITE), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEITE65381.2025.11166326

Heat-stable peptide markers of bovine heart, kidney, liver, lung, and spleen for authenticity-testing of minced beef products

Author(s): Braunersreuther, Thomas; Brüggemann, Dagmar Adeline; Römpp, Andreas; Jira, Wolfgang
Published in: BOOK OF ABSTRACTS 11th International Symposium on RECENT ADVANCES IN FOOD ANALYSIS (RAFA 2024), 2024
Publisher: University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15599880

CONSUMER PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD FRAUD VULNERABILITY & TRACEABILTY: Insights from a cross-country survey

Author(s): Pirc, Matjaž
Published in: 8th IMEKOFOODS conference: Food Safety and Traceability for a Sustainable Future, 2025
Publisher: Jožef Stefan Institute
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17671984

Exploring the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Supply Chain Management: A Structured Literature Review

Author(s): Gayialis, Sotiris P.; Kechagias, Evripidis P.; Panayiotou, Nikolaos A.; Papadopoulos, Georgios A.; Papaioannou, Achillefs
Published in: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIPAICT, volume 732), 2024
Publisher: Springer, Cham
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-71637-9_27

A Machine Learning pipeline for the automated DNA-based classification of Italian olive cultivars: from leaves to olive oil

Author(s): Georgia Kesisoglou, Evangelia Lampropoulou, Stilianos Arhondakis, Athanasia Maria Dourou
Published in: 2025 6th International Conference in Electronic Engineering & Information Technology (EEITE), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEITE65381.2025.11166055

Raziskovalno delo

Author(s): Lapuh, Lucija
Published in: Present your Science, 2025
Publisher: Present your Science
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15363616

Building trust in the whitefish value chain: Organisational and technical dimensions of a traceability pilot

Author(s): Jakobsen, Kine Charlotte; Ræder, Truls Bakkejord
Published in: Book of Abstracts: 8th IMEKOFOODS conference: Food Safety and Traceability for a Sustainable Future, 2025
Publisher: Jožef Stefan Institute Press
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17984567

Nachweis von Rinderorganverfälschungen in verarbeiteten Rindfleischprodukten

Author(s): Braunersreuther, Thomas; Brüggemann, Dagmar Adeline; Römpp, Andreas; Jira, Wolfgang
Published in: "65. Arbeitstagung des Arbeitsgebietes ""Lebensmittelsicherheit und Verbraucherschutz"" der DVG", 2025
Publisher: DVG
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17424900

Portable NIR and HSI Technologies for Honey Authentication: A Non-Destructive Approach to Detect Food Fraud

Author(s): Noemí Quintanal Mera, Martín Hervello Costas, Armando Menéndez Estrada, Teresa Álvarez San Lázaro, Pelayo González González
Published in: 2025 6th International Conference in Electronic Engineering & Information Technology (EEITE), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEITE65381.2025.11166349

Toward an Early Warning System: Feature Selection Mechanism for Food Fraud from Fishing Activities

Author(s): Georgios A. Klados, Aristeidis Tsitiridis, Nikolaos Chachampis, Konstantinos Perakis
Published in: 2025 6th International Conference in Electronic Engineering & Information Technology (EEITE), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEITE65381.2025.11166253

Improving Global Commodity Chains: A Technological Framework for Enhanced Food Quality Control and Transparency

Author(s): Bourgos, Paraskevas; Ntemou, Amalia; Drigkopoulou, Ioanna; Lappas, Pantelis; Evangelatos, Spyros
Published in: International Scientific Conference on “Global commodity chains from a risk assessment perspective”, 2024
Publisher: German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14203937

Unveiling the Digital Food Product Passport Paradigm for Ensuring Traceability and Safety in the Global Food Ecosystem

Author(s): Evangelatos, Spyridon; Bourgos, Paraskevas; Tsampanaki, Nikoleta; Kefalakis, Nikos; Ntemou, Amalia; Lappas, Pantelis
Published in: 2025 6th International Conference in Electronic Engineering & Information Technology (EEITE), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEITE65381.2025.11166561

Consumers' perspectives on food fraud. A cross-country comparison of contextual and institutional factors influences on consumer trust

Author(s): Lapuh, Lucija; Stolz, Hanna; Laurenti, Cristina
Published in: Europe Conference 2025 Mainstreaming Sustainable Consumption (SCORAI), 2025
Publisher: SCORAI
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15363527

Algorithmic Governance for Food Supply Chain Transparency: an Umbrella Review

Author(s): Mikalsen, Marius; Parmiggiani, Elena; Ræder, Truls Bakkejord; Sønvisen, Signe Annie
Published in: 16th Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (MCIS 2024), 2024
Publisher: MCIS
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14916108

Portable NIR and HSI Technologies for Honey Authentication: A Non-Destructive Approach to Detect Food Fraud

Author(s): Quintanal Mera, Noemí; Hervello, Martín Francisco; Menéndez Estrada, Armando; Álvarez San Lázaro, Teresa; González González, Pelayo
Published in: 2025 6th International Conference in Electronic Engineering & Information Technology (EEITE), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17350611

Improving Global Commodity Chains: A Technological Framework for Enhanced Food Quality Control and Transparency

Author(s): Paraskevas Bourgos, Amalia Ntemou, Ioanna Drigkopoulou, Pantelis Lappas, Spyros Evangelatos
Published in: International Scientific Conference on “Global commodity chains from a risk assessment perspective”, 2024
Publisher: German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)

CIEDE2000-based Wine Color Analysis Using Smartphones in Unconstrained Environments

Author(s): Mastralexi, Christina; Scholles Soares Dias, Bruno; Coelho, Clara; Carvalho, Pedro
Published in: 2025 6th International Conference in Electronic Engineering & Information Technology (EEITE), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEITE65381.2025.11166185

Detection of Adulterated Beef Patties by Means of MALDI-ToF-MS Fingerprinting

Author(s): Peukert, Manuela; Wittmann, René; Brüggemann, Dagmar Adeline
Published in: 71st International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST), 2025
Publisher: ICoMST
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18458540

Re-conceptualising food fraud vulnerability towards socially and environmentally just agri-food transitions

Author(s): Coral, Claudia; Mithöfer, Dagmar
Published in: 4th International workshop on System Innovation towards Sustainable Agriculture (SISA-4), 2024
Publisher: University of Kassel
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14931840