Detection and prevention of adulteration on the eu fruit juice market by investigation of the isotopic and compositional profile of minor components (PURE JUICE)

Objective

The fruit juice market is an important and growing sector of the European food industry. Problems of fruit juice fraud negatively influence market growth as damage consumer confidence. The project will address the detection and prevention of fruit juice adulteration by developing a number of specific methods based on stable isotope analyses, on the one hand, and high performance chromatography, on the other. A European consortium of major analytical laboratories from six different Member States will target specific authentication issues such as detection of added sugar, added acid, added Vitamin C, presence of undeclared fruit types, and the use of non-permitted technological processes. The outcome, a set of validated experimental methodologies will constitute powerful tools for customs and control laboratories in Europe.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-6. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : Measurements and Testing

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

SCHUTZGEMEINSCHAFT DER FRUCHTSAFT-INDUSTRIE E.V.

Address

Am Hahnenbusch 14 B
55268 Nieder-olm
Germany

Participants (6)

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

United Kingdom

Address

Sand Hutton
YO41 1LZ York

EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC ANALYTICS

France

Address

Rue Pierre Adolphe Bobierre Site De La Geraudiere
44323 Nantes

GESELLSCHAFT FUER LEBENSMITTELFORSCHUNG GMBH

Germany

Address

Landgrafenstrasse 16
10787 Berlin

ISOLAB GMBH LABORATORIUM FUER STABILISOTOPENANALYTIK

Germany

Address

Carl-zeiss-strasse 16
30966 Hemmingen

ISTITUTO AGRARIO DI SAN MICHELE ALL'ADIGE

Italy

Address

1,Via Edmondo Mach 1
38010 San Michelle All'adige

MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA, PESCA Y ALIMENTACION

Spain

Address

Km 10.7,Carretera De La Coruna Km 10.3
28023 Madrid