FOODINTER
 
 

Welcome to the FOODINTER website!

Project title

Food interactions : effects on health, consumer perception and impact on agro-food industries
Contract: SD/AF/04A

Financing

Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO)

Duration of the project

Phase 1: 01/01/2007 – 31/01/2009
Phase 2: 01/02/2009 – 31/01/2011

Partners

Coordinator: University of Liège (ULg)

- Centre for Analysis of Residues in Traces
Laboratory of Food Analysis
Prof. Marie-Louise Scippo

Prof. émérite Guy Maghuin-Rogister
Edwige Van der Heiden
Sophie Danyi

   

CART (Centre of Analysis of Residues in Traces) is specialized in setting up and development of analytical tools, both biochemical and physicochemical, for residues and contaminants in the food chain.

- GIGA research centre, LBMGG unit
Dr. Marc Muller
 
GIGA (Groupe Interdisciplinaire de Génoprotéomique Appliquée) is the Interdisciplinary Cluster for Applied Genoproteomics. Its focus is genoproteomics applied to the biomedical sciences. Its aim is to facilitate technology transfer between academia and the business world.

- Socio-Economie, Environnement et Développement
Prof. Marc Mormont
Jean Hermesse

 
SEED (Socio économie environnement et développement) research unit is specialized in the field of environment. Themes are now extended to questions such as sustainable agriculture and food quality.


Partner 2 : University of Louvain (UCL)


Institute of Life Sciences

Prof. Y.-J. Schneider
Prof. Y. Larondelle

Thérèse Sergent
Laurence Ribonnet

   
The Group of Cellular, Nutritional and Toxicilogical Biochemistry (BCNT) within the ISV is working in the field of cell and physiological biochemistry and pharmaco-toxicology, by means of cell culture systems with mammalian cells as well as on human nutrition, biochemistry of lactation and animal nutrition.
Partner 3 : CERVA-CODA

Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre (VAR)
Department of Quality and safety

Dr. L. Pussemier
Simon De Vogel

 
 
The department “Quality & Safety” contributes to a pro-active policy as regards safe food production, animal health, and public health on the federal and international levels.


Partner 3 : University of Antwerp (UA)

Ecophysiology, Biochemistry & Toxicology
Prof. R. Blust
Prof. W. De Coen
Johan Robbens
Ingrid Nobels

 
 
The research group Ecophysiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology (EBT) conducts research concerning the adaptation of aquatic and terrestrial organisms to their environment and the effects of environmental contamination on organisms, populations and communities.


Partner 4 : University of Gent (UGent)

Laboratory of food analysis
Prof. S. De Saeger
Prof. C. Van Peteghem
José Diana Dimavungu

 
 

The Laboratory of Food Analysis develops new and innovative analytical techniques, such as rapid immuno-based field tests and also confirmatory chromatographic techniques in the field of analysis of chemical contaminants in food.