Project details: Fruit Juice, Vinegar, Tea and Alcoholic Drinks
Details of Agency-funded projects under the Food Authenticity research programme (Q01).
Q01034: Compilation of local regulations in the EU on chaptalisation of wines
This research project aims to produce a working document that will show how much sugar can be legally added to wine in each region of the EU.
Q01047: Verification of “organic meat production” by detection of permitted and not-permitted uses of veterinary medicines
This research project aims to develop methods to differentiate between therapeutic and prophylactic use of veterinary medicines in animals, this could help enforce labelling claims.
Q01048: Determination of authenticity of provenance of high quality tea products through the use of DNA fingerprint profiles
This research project aims to collect DNA profiling information on different varieties of tea into a database.
Q01057: The identification of compounds in fruit juices that could be used as quantitative markers for the determination of fruit juice content in soft and alcoholic drinks
This research project aims to develop a method that will be able to determine the amount of fruit juice present in soft and alcoholic drinks.
Q01062: Gas chromatography coupled to stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-IRMS) to check food and beverage authenticity - suitable reference materials to ensure measurement inter-comparability
This research project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of producing and certifying reference materials which will be used check food and beverage authenticity.
Q01063: Establishing a databank for analytical parameters from Third countries
This research project aims to collect data from authentic and commercial wines from countries outside the EU in order to set standards for analytical control in terms of wine authenticity and consumer protection.
Q01075: Application of methods to authenticate speciality vinegars
This research project aims to develop methods that can test the authenticity of vinegars.
Q01080: The development of methods to detect the fraudulent use of rectified juice concentrates.
This research project aims to find markers for the addition of rectified fruit juice to fruit juice.