Tracing Food Commodities in Europe

Project Information

TRACE

Grant agreement ID: 6942

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2005

End date 31 December 2009

Funded under

• Food Quality and Safety: Thematic priority 5 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 18 971 749,00

EU contribution € 12 217 399,00

Coordinated by

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
United Kingdom

Objective

TRACE will develop generic and commodity specific traceability systems that will enable the objective verification of the origin of food and animal feed. Natural tracers such as trace elements, ratios of heavy (geo) and light (bio) isotopes and genetic markers will be measured to determine geographical, species and production origin. Geo and bioclimatic mapping will be undertaken to extrapolate geographical origin and reduce the need for commodity specific data bases. Post genomic technology will create rapid and sensitive methods for species identification. Profiling methods will be used to identify markers, to characterise food products and facilitate cost effective screening methods.The project will focus on meat, cereals, honey, olive oil and mineral water. Particular attention will be paid to commodities labelled as "Designated Origin" and "Organic". The European Virtual Institute for Chemometrics will develop novel specifications obtained from analytical data which will characterise these foods.

TRACE will develop and draft standardised XML 'request-response' schemes for coding and electronic information exchange and establish "Good Traceability Practice". An electronic information platform incorporating verifiable specifications and thresholds will be developed. This will permit objective verification of origin and enable rapid and cost effective product withdrawal. The new systems will be demonstrated and benchmarked in the 5 chosen chains,and the cost/benefit determined. Consumer scientists will investigate perceptions and attitudes to towards the "ability-to-trace food" through a pan European consumer study. A multi-tiered interactive information system will be developed for communication both within the project and for external use by industry, consumers and regulatory bodies. Research workers, control agencies and industry will be educated in the new methods, procedures and systems via short term secondments, workshops...

Fields of science

• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › grains and oilseeds › cereals
• agricultural sciences › animal and dairy science › domestic animals › animal husbandry › animal feed

Keywords

• Traceability systems
• analytical methods
• chemometrics
• consumer behaviour
• food authenticity
• information management
• supply chain management

Programme(s)

• FP6-FOOD - Food Quality and Safety: Thematic priority 5 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• FOOD-1 - Epidemiology of food-related diseases
• FOOD-2003-T2.2 - Epidemiology of food allergy
• FOOD-2003-T3.2 - Gut health foods, microbes and the immune system

Call for proposal

FP6-2003-FOOD-2-A
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Nobel House, 17 Smith Square ; LONDON ; United Kingdom
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Participants (52)

EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC ANALYTICS

France

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• Address: Rue Pierre Adolphe Bobierre ; BP 42301 NANTES
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JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE

Belgium

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• Address: Rue de la Loi 200 ; BRUSSELS
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BUNDESINSTITUT FUER RISIKOBEWERTUNG (FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT

Germany

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• Address: Thielallee 88-92 ; BERLIN
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INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE

France

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• Address: 147, rue de l'Université ; PARIS
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BAYERISCHES LANDESAMT FÜR GESUNDHEIT UND LEBENSMITTELSICHERHEIT ERLANGEN

Germany

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• Address: Eggenreuther Weg 43 ; ERLANGEN
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AIT AUSTRIAN INSITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH

Austria

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• Address: Tech Gate Vienna, Donau-City-Straße 1 ; WIEN
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CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION THE QUALITY OF LIFE

Greece

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• Address: VALTETSIOU 43-45 ; ATHENS
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INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH

United Kingdom

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• Address: Norwich Research Park Colney ; NORWICH
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WALLOON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE

Belgium

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• Address: CHAUSSEE DE NAMUR 24 ;
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AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

Greece

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• Address: 75, IERA ODOS ; ATHENS
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VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL

Belgium

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• Address: Pleinlaan 2 ; BRUSSELS
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STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK

Netherlands

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• Address: Costerweg 50 ; 9101 WAGENINGEN
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INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY PRAGUE

Czechia

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• Address: Technicka 5 ; PRAGUE
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FONDAZIONE EDMUNCH MACH

Italy

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• Address: VIA Edmund MACH,1 ; SAN MICHELE ALL'ADIGE
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CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

Italy

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• Address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 ;
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY, SLOVENIA

Slovenia

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• Address: Hajdrihova 19 ; 660 LJUBLJANA
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN

Ireland

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• Address: Belfield ; DUBLIN 4
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TEAGASC, THE NATIONAL FOOD CENTRE

Ireland

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• Address: Ashtown ; DUBLIN
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THE NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF FOOD, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Norway

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• Address: Muninbakken 9-13 ; TROMSOE
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UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT

Netherlands

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• Address: Yalelaan 1 ; 80163 3584 CL UTRECHT
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ISOLAB GMBH LABORATORIUM FÜR STABILISOTOPENANALYTIK

Germany

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• Address: Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 16 ; HEMMINGEN
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UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA

Poland

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• Address: Bankowa 12 ; KATOWICE
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MARITECH EHF

Iceland

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• Address: Hlidarsmari 14 ; KOPAVOGUR
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UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE

Italy

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• Address: Largo A. Gemelli, 1 ; MILANO
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UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI

Spain

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• Address: C. de l'Escorxador s/n ; TARRAGONA
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CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

China

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• Address: 12, Southern Street, Zhong-Guan-Cun ; BEIJING
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STICHTING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT

Netherlands

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• Address: Toernooiveld 1 ; 9010 NIJMEGEN
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UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA

Italy

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• Address: Balbi 5 ; Genova
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TRACETRACKER INNOVATION AS

Norway

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• Address: Christian Krohgsgt 32 ; 2193Grunerløkka OSLO
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SINTEF FISKERI OG HAVBRUK AS

Norway

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• Address: Arkitekt Ebbelsvei 10 ; TRONDHEIM
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BIOLYTIX AG

Switzerland

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• Address: Benkenstrasse 254 ; WITTERSWIL
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GEOCHEM RESEARCH BV

Netherlands

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• Address: Grote Wade 21C ; NIEUWEGEIN
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KENNETH PYE ASSOCIATES LIMITED

United Kingdom

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• Address: Crowthorne Enterprise Centre, Crowthorne Business Estate, Old Wokingham Road ; CROWTHORNE
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WPA BERATENDE INGENIEURE GMBH

Austria

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• Address: Lackierergasse 1/4 ; VIENNA
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FÖRDERVEREIN SICHERHEIT UND NACHHALTIGKEIT IN BIOWISSENSCHAFTEN. GESCHÄFTSSTELLE: BATS - ZENTRUM FÜR BIOSICHERHEIT UND NACHHALTIGKEIT

Switzerland

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• Address: Probesteistrasse 117, ; ZURICH
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INSTITUT D'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR ET DE RECHERCHE EN ALIMENTATION, SANTÉ ANIMALE, SCIENCES AGRONOMIQUES ET ENVIRONNEMENT

France

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• Address: 1 Avenue Bourgelat ; MARCY L'ETOILE
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COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS LTD TRADING AS E-BLANA ENTERPRISE GROUP LTD

Ireland

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QIAGEN GMBH

Germany

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• Address: Qiagenstr. 1 ; HILDEN
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WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

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• Address: Costerweg 50 ; 9101 WAGENINGEN
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UNIVERSIDAD POLÍTÉCNICA DE MADRID

Spain

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• Address: Ramiro de Maeztu 7 ; MADRID
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THE HELLENIC RESEARCH HOUSE

Greece

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• Address: Lampsakou 7 ; ATHENS
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FAMILLE MICHAUD APICULTEURS

France

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• Address: Domaine St Georges -9, Chemin de Berdoulou ; GAN
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AGUA DE INSALUS, S.A.

Spain

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• Address: Kondeko Aldapa, no5B 3a Planta Dcha. Local No1 ; TOLOSA
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UNIVERSITA'DEGLI STUDI DI PARMA

Italy

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• Address: Via Universita ; PARMA
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BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE

Germany

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• Address: Stilleweg 2 ; 51 01 53 HANNOVER
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CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Y TECNICAS

Argentina

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• Address: Rivadavia 1917 ; BUENOS AIRES
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LA PLATA

Argentina

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• Address: 7th Avenue # 776 ; LA PLATA
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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA

Argentina

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• Address: Haya de La Torre s/n Ciudad Universitaria ; CÓRDOBA
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UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

United Kingdom

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• Address: NORWICH
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FOODREG TECHNOLOGY S.L.

Spain

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• Address: Gutemberg 3-13, 3º-B ; TERRASSA
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HYDROISOTOP LABORATORIUM ZUR BESTIMMUNG VON ISOTOPEN IN UMWELT UND HYDROLOGIE

Germany

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• Address: Woelkestraße 9 ; SCHWEITENKIRCHEN
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STAATLICHE NATURWISSENSCHAFTLICHE SAMMLUNGEN BAYERNS, BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FUER PALAEONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE, FUNKTIONSEINHEIT GEOLOGIE

Germany

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• Address: Luisenstrasse 37 ; MUENCHEN
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