We can buy food from all around the world but is it safe to eat? To protect our health and ensure food is safe and of high quality, we need reliable tools and methods to assess the foods we eat. Funded by the European Union, MoniQA brings together 33 organisations from around the world that are working together to help food manufacturers, retail outlets and regulatory bodies to cope with the challenges posed by a globalised food economy. In particular, MoniQA is establishing common methods and standards in food analysis.

MoniQA in a nutshell:

• Over 155 scientists from 20 countries
• Harmonising global food quality and safety monitoring
• Adding value to the food chain to ensure consumer confidence
• Ensuring effective and efficient food quality and safety regulations within the EU and worldwide

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The first international MoniQA Conference entitled Increasing trust in rapid analysis for food safety will take place in Rome, Italy from October 8-10, 2008. For more information and to register please visit the conference website www.moniqa.org/rome2008

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MoniQA has successfully completed its first year of operations and has achieved high scores in its evaluation by external experts on behalt of the European Commission. For more information click here to read the press release (pdf document).

Harmonisation is one of the buzz words of our time - but what exactly does it mean? Visit our FAQ to learn more about the general meaning of the term and MoniQA harmonisation activities on a strategic, technical and socio-economic level.