MoniQA Links

The Allergome website has been designed to supply information on Allergenic Molecules (Allergens).
The Allergome Database is mainly addressed to people working in the Allergy and Immunology fields.

Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Online is the site of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, an organization of allergists-immunologists and related health care professionals dedicated to quality patient care through research, advocacy and professional and public education. The site links to Medem which is a medical library with information from partner medical societies, such as the ACAAI for allergy, and other trusted sources. The allergy information includes an introduction to food allergy and there is a search engine which finds other information.

Nine European Technology Platforms (ETPs) active in the Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy (KBBE) sector are joining forces in this Coordination and Support Action (CSA) funded by the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme.

New Technologies to Screen Multiple Chemical Contaminants in Foods

BRAFO develops a framework to quantitatively compare human health risks and benefits in relation to foods and food compounds by expressing these on a common scale, which takes account of quality of data and severity of effect.

An excellent site on coeliac (celiac is the US spelling) disease from the Celiac Disease Foundation, a U.S. non-profit, public benefit corporation. Coeliac disease is an immune disorder due to eating gluten which is distinct from the IgE mediated disease normally called food allergy.

The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The main purposes of this Programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Managers being responsible for dissemination and/or communication in FP6 projects have formed their own network (COMMNET) to improve their communication skills and to help and assist each other in the day to day problems with colleagues, peers and stakeholders.

CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service for Science, Research and Development, is the official source of information on the seventh framework programme (FP7) calls for proposals; it offers interactive web facilities that links together researchers, policymakers, managers and key players in the field of research.