Objective The EU is actively encouraging consumption of fruit and vegetable for positive health benefits. Apples are the most widely grown and consumed fruit in Europe, but around 1M people are apple allergic. A number of major apple allergens have been identified but detailed information on sensitisation patterns is lacking. Focusing on apple allergy the project will characterize allergens, and linkages with severe versus mild symptoms using fruit-allergic patients from acrossEurope.It will also provide the European Agro-Food industry with strategies tonsure the availability of high quality low allergen foods in European and export markets thus extending consumer choice of fresh or processed food stuffs with reduced or abolished allergen city. It will also supply the consumer with reliable and independent information about low allergenic alternatives (existing cultivars and GMO). Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicineallergologyfood allergyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growingagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growing Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-1. - Key action Food, Nutrition and Health Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA EU contribution No data Address Waehringer Guertei 18-20 1090 WIEN Austria See on map Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CLB - SANQUIN BLOOD SUPPLY FOUNDATION Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Plesmanlaan 125 1066 CX AMSTERDAM See on map Total cost No data FUNDACION HOSPITAL ALCORCON Spain EU contribution No data Address Budapest 1 28922 ALCORCON See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Norwich Research Park, Colney NR4 7UA NORWICH See on map Total cost No data NORFOLK FRUIT GROWERS LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Tunstead Road NR12 8QN NORWICH See on map Total cost No data PLANT RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL B.V. Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Droevendaalsesteeg 1 WAGENINGEN See on map Total cost No data RAUCH FRUCHTSAEFTE GMBH Austria EU contribution No data Address Langgasse 1 6830 RANKWEIL See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET BASEL Switzerland EU contribution No data Address 70,Klingelbergstrasse 70 4056 BASEL See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE UTRECHT Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Heidelberglaan 100 3508 GA UTRECHT See on map Total cost No data