Organic Contaminants and Additives
Description: Sample analyses, method development, and dietary intake for organic contaminants and additives.
Target users: Consumers, Food business operators, Researchers, Food inspection agencies, Governments, Non-governmental organizations
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Proficiency Testing (PT) & Reference Materials (RM) for Mycotoxins and Additives
Description: Development & production of reference materials for mycotoxin analysis and food additives, and proficiency testing
Target users: Consumers, Food business operators, Researchers, Food inspection agencies, Governments, Non-governmental organizations
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Risk assessment of food contaminants and additives
Description: Risk assessment of trace elements, Nanoparticles, organic contaminants and additives in food and food contact materials.
Target users: Consumers, Food business operators, Researchers, Food inspection agencies, Governments, Non-governmental organizations
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Food-borne pathogens and food contamination
Description: The use of accredited methods to analyze foodstuffs of both animal and plant origin to detect bacteria, toxins, viruses, or parasites that pose risks to public health. Additionally, studies focus on molds and yeasts of biomedical interest, particularly pathogenic strains that can affect humans and animals. Rapid and effective identification methods are developed to detect these harmful fungi, which improves the diagnosis and surveillance of related diseases.
Target users: Consumers, Food business operators, Researchers, Food inspection agencies, Governments, Non-governmental organizations
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Applied Genomics and Bioinformatics
Description: Transversal unit developing and implementing molecular biology, genomic application, both wetlab and bioinformatics, to perform both routine analyses, and scientific and technological research in food commercial products and environmental samples, GMO and species detection and identification in commercial products and environmental samples
Target users: Food business operators, Researchers, Food inspection agencies, Governments, Non-governmental organizations
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Biosafety & Biotechnology
Description: Specialized in biosafety, with a strong emphasis on the risk assessment of pathogens (disease-causing organisms) and genetically modified organisms (GMOs), evaluating potential risks to human health and the environment.
Target users: Consumers, Food business operators, Researchers, Food inspection agencies, Governments, Non-governmental organizations
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Infectious diseases in animals
Description: Ensures the rapid identification and characterization of the main known and emerging animal and zoonotic pathogens. Provide advice as part of the control policy and develop and validate the tools needed to put in place strategies to control these pathogens. 
Target users: Consumers, Food business operators, Researchers, Food inspection agencies, Governments, Non-governmental organizations
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Health information for Nutrition
Description: Monitoring dietary habits and food environments for better nutrition policies.
Target users: Researchers, Food inspection agencies, Governments, Non-governmental organizations
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Data Governance for human and animal health
Description: Enable the access, use, utility, valorisation of data and innovation through data. Data should be part of secure, compliant, ethical and transparent health information systems which support animal and human health evidence-informed policy making and facilitate surveillance, research and innovation.
Target users: Consumers, Food business operators, Researchers, Food inspection agencies, Governments, Non-governmental organizations
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