The Food Authenticity Research Network Hub Petter Olsen Nofima, Norway Budapest, Hungary, October 25th 2017

19 Partners from 12 Countries Authent-Net Network Project 19 Partners from 12 Countries Funding Organisation Research Organisation Both

H2020 project Authent-Net 24 month duration, FERA, UK leads, 04/2016 – 03/2018 Network project, aimed to coordinate research initiatives Authent-Net objectives: Build a network of Member State research funding bodies Develop terms and definitions for use in the food authenticity area Map out food authenticity in Europe and undertake stocktaking and analysis of existing data. evaluate the gaps and complementarities Establish a dynamic and sustainable European information platform, the Food Authenticity Research Network Hub (FARNH) for sharing and accessing information on food authenticity and related activities Draft a white paper identifying the rationale for an ERA-NET on food authenticity Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged

Authent-Net delivers Food authenticity legal framework overview Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged

Authent-Net delivers Food authenticity legal framework overview National status reports Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged

National status reports Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged

Status reports contain: List of organisations that fund food anti- fraud/food authenticity research and the type of research they fund Plan/Strategy in terms of Authenticity Research Funding Capabilities/Infrastructure of Authenticity research providers/relevant NRLs Recent key Cases/Reports/Reviews (after 2010) Ongoing Projects (after 2010) including national-international/public-private funded projects) Legal framework for food authenticity (in application at a national level) Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged

Authent-Net delivers Food authenticity legal framework overview National status reports Commodity status reports Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged

Commodity reports: For Beef, Olive oil, and Seafood Market Share of Commodity: Process Specificity of commodity (production/welfare): Trade of Commodity: Substitution issues / cases Addition of substance issues / cases Process / production / welfare deception cases Information on relevant methods Official Bodies/ Countries involved in control funding of this commodity Identified gaps Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged

Authent-Net delivers Food authenticity legal framework overview National status reports Commodity status reports Report on gaps and future research needs Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged

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Authent-Net delivers Food authenticity legal framework overview National status reports Commodity status reports Report on gaps and future research needs A European low-level standard (CWA) «Authenticity in Feed and the Food Chain – General Principles and Basic Requirements» Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged

Terms under discussion Food and feed authenticity Food fraud Food integrity Mislabelling Misdescription Contamination Food contamination Adulteration Accidental Deliberate Economically motivated Bio-terrorism Tampering Over-run Diversion Simulation Counterfeiting Substitution Violating requirements Dilution Concealment / Masking Undeclared process Unapproved enhancement Grey market Kick-off meeting in Parma May 2017 First standard version distributed October 2017 Consensus meeting in Brussels March 2018

Authent-Net delivers Food authenticity legal framework overview National status reports Commodity status reports Report on gaps and future research needs A European low-level standard (CWA) «Authenticity in Feed and the Food Chain – General Principles and Basic Requirements» The Food Authenticity Research Network Hub (FARNHub) with links to project outputs and external resources Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged

The FARNHub The FARNHub will bring together various project outputs and other available information in the area of food authenticity .The aim is to facilitate future open access to this information for funding bodies, industry, regulatory authorities, research organisations and other stakeholders. Will link to food-authenticity related information on: Publications Projects Online databases Funding bodies News stories Regulations Analytical methods Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged

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Follow up from Authent-Net Network of research funding bodies BSF – Bulgaria DVFA – Denmark EVIRA – Finland SCL – France* NEBIH – Hungary FSAI – Ireland* MIPAAF – Italy MINEZ – The Netherlands* UEFISCDI – Romania INIA – Spain* DEFRA – UK* FSA – UK * Project Partners Other interested funders: Spain (Basque & Catalunya), Czech Republic, Norway, Latvia Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged 25/10/17

White paper for ERA-Net Funding organization meeting 29/11/17 Meeting in Brussels to discuss: Best options for collaboration Develop common funder priorities both in terms of potential research funding (a Strategic Research Agenda), but more importantly other alignment activities. Increase the number of funding organisations in the network Keep the funder network momentum going with regular meetings Develop the financial commitment for the ERA-Net with a view to including this in the H2020 work programme for 2020 Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged 25/10/17

ERA-NET progress in SCAR April 2017 – ERA-Net proposal for Food Authenticity was submitted to SCAR. Food Authenticity was scored 4th in importance of the 6 proposed topics, with suggested start in 2019 Already indicative contribution from the following countries totalled 6,188,000 € Belgium; Swizerland; Denmark; Spain; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Norway; Poland; Turkey and the UK. Countries in contact with the project that are not in the list above: Bulgaria; Finland; France; Hungary; Netherlands; Romania ERA-NET Co-Fund - WP 2018 EVALUATION Total Score ERANET 108 Blue Bioeconomy 103 ICT Agriculture 101.5 Food and nutrition security 78.5 Food authenticity 59 Veterinary Vaccinology 33 Mountains research  The next step: Create a new proposal to SCAR in 2018 to get Food Authenticity into the 2019 Work Programme. Petter Olsen - ©Nofima - May be copied if source is acknowledged 25/10/17

Thanks for your attention, and: Follow Authent-Net Use FARNhub Give input on proposed standard Join the funders group and the ERA-Net Petter Olsen petter.olsen@nofima.no