METROFOOD-FED.BE is a 3 year BELSPO-funded project supplementing the implementation of METROFOOD-RI at a Belgian federal level.
Objectives
The core goal of METROFOOD-FED.BE is to develop, strengthen and implement Sciensano’s federal service components for the promotion of metrology in food and nutrition within the European and international research and innovation landscape.
Key activities
METROFOOD-FED.BE supports activities that strengthen the Belgian contribution to METROFOOD-RI, including:
- Mapping federal expertise and services
- Improving service quality and robustness
- Strengthening collaboration with users and stakeholders
- Increasing visibility and access
- Supporting innovation in food and nutrition metrology
- Preparing for long-term integration into METROFOOD-RI
Coordination
METROFOOD-FED.BE is coordinated by Sciensano, which plays a central role in advancing Belgian federal contributions to METROFOOD-RI. The project is led by experts from the Scientific Directorate Chemical and Physical Health Risks, who are responsible for coordinating the project activities and supporting the development of relevant federal services.
Project workpackages
Follow-up committee
| Petru JITARU Head of the unit Trace Metals and Minerals at ANSES, France | Expert consultation on expertise in food analyses (trace elements), their speciation including characterization of nanoparticles. |
| Cristina NERIN Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Zaragoza, Spain | Research and knowledge about different FCM including conventional plastics, paper and board, biomaterials and natural materials as well NIAS screening. |
| Marc ELSKENS Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium | Expert consultation in the bioanalytical field, with regard to cocktail effects, via the development of emerging tools for risk assessment. |
| Nives OGRINC Head of department of Environmental Sciences at Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia | Experience on proposed two topics (safety assessment of materials in contact with food, and metrology for nanoparticles measurement in the food chain) at the national and EU level in connection to relevant projects. |
| Lenka KOURIMSKA Associated Professor at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague – Department of Microbiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Czechia | Experience in leading and running national research infrastructures (from being pioneers in their own country) and in providing food and nutrition information from Central Europe. |
