As populations become more mobile and multi-national, and more traditional foods become available internationally, harmonised recommendations based on up-to-date science are needed.
EURRECA is a Network of Excellence whose members are scientists, nutrition societies, consumer organisations, small & medium-sized enterprises and wider stakeholders funded by the European Commission (EC) to work together to address the problem of national variations in micronutrient recommendations. Read more...
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Biomarkers of Micronutrient Status: Proceedings of EURRECA workshop Published
The result of a workshop held in June 2008 in Sveti Stefan, Montenegro, EURRECA partners have recently published a series of systematic reviews in a supplement of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Vol. 89, Suppl. 6, Jun 2009). The reviews offer a thorough and unbiased analysis of micronutrient biomarkers used in human intervention studies, assessing how they reflect changes in status in response to supplementation and/or depletion, and addressing differences in measurement techniques. Read More
EURRECA SME Forum Launched
To facilitate a debate and greater involvement between EURRECA and Europe’s Small & Medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) food producers (and those in related businesses) we have now launched the EURRECA SME Forum.
Sara Remon, Novapan SA, Spain commented "As R&D director of a Spanish SME involved in the baking industry, I'm delighted to see the launch of EURRECA's SME Forum. The work of EURRECA on micronutrients has real importance for businesses in our sector right across Europe.” Read More
EURRECA wiki launched
Led by EURRECA’s SME Group (IA2), under Luca Bucchini of Hylobates, a EURRECAwiki has been developed for use by EURRECA partners and collaborators. Currently, it is being used by the EURRECA SME Group to host information about nutrition software in Europe.
An emerging partnership is being discussed between two EU–based projects, EURRECA and EUREKA which will potentially be of great benefit to SME’s across the EU.
Whilst EURRECA is focused on the emerging science around micronutrients and how this can be applied in recommendation settings, EUREKA is focused on helping European industry to engage in international R&D projects in order to improve their competitiveness. More than 50 % of the EUREKA participants are SMEs. Read More
