Safe pork and horse meat on eu-markets : early and unbiased diagnostic tests for trichinella.

Objective

The final aim of this project is to ensure that meat put on the market is Trichinella-free. An overview of the main Trichinella strains infecting wild and domestic animals in Europe will be performed targeting reference isolates. The development of a method to enable an earlier serological diagnosis of trichinellosis in pigs before or after slaughter by a capture ELISA using monoclonal antibodies with high affinity for epitomes specific to the invasive stage of Trichinella, and indirect ELISA using recombinant antigens, will avoid the risk period of contamination for humans. Horsemeat control, based on the direct identification of the parasite after muscle digestion will be improved by the development of a new reading method using an image analysis system, an automation, a self-calibrating and the determination of a the highest Trichinella infected and most readily digested muscles in horse.

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

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE

Address

Avenue Du Général De Gaulle, Enva 7
94704 Maisons-alfort
France

Participants (11)

AGENCE FRANCAISE DE SECURITE SANITAIRE DES ALIMENTS

France

Address

Rue P. Curie 22
94703 Maisons-alfort

ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D'ALFORT

France

Address

Avenue Du Général De Gaulle 7
94704 Maisons-alfort

FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

Romania

Address

Splaiul Independentei 105, Sector 5
Bucuresti

INSTITUT POURQUIER S.A.

France

Address

Rue De La Galera 326
34090 Montpellier

ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA

Italy

Address

Viale Regina Elena 299
00161 Roma

LITHUANIAN ACADEMY OF VETERINARY

Lithuania

Address

Tilzes 18
3022 Kaunas

MICROVISION INSTRUMENTS SA

France

Address

Rue Du Forez 8 Ce 1750
91047 Evry

PARASITOLOGICAL INSTITUTE - SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Slovakia

Address

Hlinkova 3
040 01 Kosice

THE ROYAL VETERINARY AND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

Denmark

Address

Buelowsvej 17
1870 Frederisksberg

UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA

Spain

Address

Avenida De La Universidad S/n
10071 Caceres

W.STEFANSKI INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY - POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Poland

Address

Twarda Street 51/55
00 818 Warszawa