02 Décembre 2009
Final TRACE conference in Brussels: "How to trace the origin of food?"
In the framework of the TRACE project "Tracing Food Commodities in Europe", funded by the 6th framework program of the European Commission, CRA-W hosted the 2nd and 3rd December 2009, at the Autoworld in Brussels, the Final TRACE conference "How to trace the origin of food?".
In the framework of the TRACE project "Tracing Food Commodities in Europe", funded by the 6th framework program of the European Commission, CRA-W hosted the 2nd and 3rd December 2009, at the Autoworld in Brussels, the Final TRACE conference "How to trace the origin of food?". The conference was organized in collaboration with FERA and ICT.
The conference was dedicated to the TRACE results and featured the following topics: Consumers' perception of food traceability in Europe, TRACE and international impact, traceability systems, analytical techniques to authenticate the origin of food, traceability and the future. Poster sessions, interactive demonstration activities and "a market place" showcasing projects/companies exploiting TRACE outputs took also place. Over 165 people attended the conference, coming from 29 countries through the world. The 36 lectures and the 32 posters presented during this event can be viewed on the TRACE website on http://www.trace.eu.org/je/belgium .
