EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TIPS

The call is divided into three different lots:

Lot 1: Methods and systems for the identification of emerging food risks

Lot 2: Integrated methodologies for the risk assessment of mycotoxin mixtures in food and feed

Lot 3: Output-based methods for the assessment of the freedom of animal disease/infection

Objectives

The overall objective of Lot 1 is the establishment of a collaborative platform to support the current EFSA procedure for emerging risks identification. The platform should allow EU Member State authorities and EFSA to share knowledge, data and methods for the identification of emerging food-related risks in a rapid and effective manner.

The main objective of Lot 2 is to develop integrated innovative methods for the risk assessment of mixtures, using mycotoxins as a case study for the development of a holistic approach, from synthesis in primary production to effects on human health, animal health and environment. It is foreseen that these methods will be applied in the future by risk assessors dealing with mycotoxin mixtures for the food and feed area.

The main objective of Lot 3 is to develop a framework that could enable to evaluate, standardise and compare the outcomes of different control programmes for non-regulated diseases, with particular emphasis on the confidence of freedom at different level of aggregation (animal, herd, area, country, etc.)