Press Release: EUR 43 million for research projects to boost European agro-food research

At a seminar on 2 February 2004 at Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands, three major new projects were launched in the agro-food area that will be supported by the European Union with research funds totalling €43 million through the Sixth Research Framework Programme (FP6). The projects launched are the first major FP6 activities which take the 'farm-to-fork' approach. SAFE FOODS is an integrated project on risk analysis in food safety, which aims to improve consumer protection, NuGO is a network of excellence to integrate genomics, nutrition and health, and WELFARE QUALITY is an integrated project on animal welfare and food production.

http://www.cordis.lu/food/home.html http://www.cordis.lu/food/home.html

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/food/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/comm/food/index_en.htm

http://www.euragri.org/ http://www.euragri.org/

ESO: In Focus: 'Missing link' completes 'farm to fork' approach to food safety, April 2003 http://www.europeansources.info/record/missing-link-completes-farm-to-fork-approach-to-food-safety-april-2003/

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