Objective The competitiveness of the European beekeeping sector is progressively falling due to the reduction of beekeepers’ production as a direct consequence of decrease in bee population, implying lower economies of scale, underutilised resources and higher relative production costs. In addition, beekeeping products produced in countries with much lower quality standards, even sometimes adulterated with substitutes and complemented with sweetening products, are gaining market share in Europe through an unfair competition. In addition, there is a current lack of standards at European (and international) level for certain bee products like pollen and royal jelly. This means that it is possible to find in the market products under these labels without any control of quality and authenticity, and the risks it may imply for both the consumer and the SMEs of the sector. Few countries in Europe have some guidelines or regional standards for other products than honey, but broad standardization is missing. Therefore, the objectives of this project are threefold: (a) To develop European standards for bee pollen and royal jelly (b) Establishment of the health relevant criteria for pollen and royal jelly (c) The development of an unerring methodology for the determination of pollen and honey origin authenticity Claims made by several European Associations of beekeepers about the lack of quality controls in both marketed pollen and royal jelly for human consumption give rise to the developing of such standards. The standards and methodologies that will be developed in this project could lay the foundations of future European regulations. Research and development activities will include analytical methods to determine sensory properties, microbiologic load and chemical composition of mentioned products and methods of melissopalynology. Fields of science agricultural sciencesanimal and dairy scienceapiculture Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2 - Research for SME associations Call for proposal FP7-SME-2008-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME-AG - Research for SME associations/groupings Coordinator INSPIRALIA SOCIEDAD LIMITADA EU contribution € 53 760,00 Address CALLE MANUEL TOVAR 49 28034 Madrid Spain See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alfredo Sanchez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION EWIV Germany EU contribution € 23 271,25 Address HAUPTSTRASSE 67 77728 OPPENAU SCHWARZWALD See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Walter Haefeker (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Orszagos Magyar Meheszeti Egyesulet Hungary EU contribution € 250 325,75 Address Viola ut 50 1094 Budapest See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Zsolt Lászlóffy (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Federacao Nacional dos Apicultores de Portugal Portugal EU contribution € 262 259,35 Address Av. do Colégio Militar, Lote 1786 1549-012 LISBOA Lisboa See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact João Diogo Guanilho De Freitas Casaca (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ASOCIACION EMPRESARIAL DE INVESTIGACION CENTRO TECNOLOGICO NACIONAL DE LA CONSERVA Spain EU contribution € 49 416,75 Address CALLE DE LA CONCORDIA 30500 Molina De Segura See on map Region Sur Región de Murcia Murcia Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jose Antonio Gabaldon Hernandez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Explotaciones apicolas campomiel s.c. Spain EU contribution € 295 379,25 Address La vega 3 26006 logroño See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alvaro Garrido (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ALTIPARMAK GIDA SANAYI VE TICARET KOLLEKTIF SIRKETI OZEN-OZGUR Türkiye EU contribution € 347 809,50 Address Cekmekoy, Cavusbasi Cad. , Umraniye 70 34782 Istanbul See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Asli Elİf Sunay (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PARCO TECNOLOGICO PADANO S.R.L. Italy EU contribution € 325 425,75 Address Via Einstein - Localita Cascina Codazza 26900 LODI See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Lodi Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gianluca Carenzo (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Junta de Castilla la Mancha - Consejeria de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural Spain EU contribution € 32 800,00 Address C/ Pintor Matías Moreno 4 45071 Toledo See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Angel Sanz (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU Türkiye EU contribution € 26 800,00 Address Ataturk Bulvari 221 06100 ANKARA See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ayşem Batur (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID Spain EU contribution € 6 880,00 Address AVENIDA DE SENECA 2 28040 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Maribel Rodríguez Villa (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
