Welcome to the EURRECA Media Centre
If you are a journalist this is the place where you can find information about the EURRECA project. The content in this section will grow over the coming months - so make sure you visit regularly.
Please contact the EURRECA Communications Team about any media issues:
Sofia Valleley, European Food Information Council (EUFIC)
T: +32 (0) 506 89 87
E: sofia.valleley@eufic.org
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Latest news
2010
August
Micronutrients on a large scale
EURRECA’s Network is addressing the problem of national variations in micronutrient recommendations to make Europe a healthier place...........read more.
August
Europe’s micronutrient research network
Dr Laura Contor explains the work of EURRECA and how the network is changing micronutrient research in Europe...........read more..
June
EURRECA at Euroscience Open Forum
What is in our food and how does it affect our health and life? Is what we are eating safe? Is it of good quality?...........read more.
June
Towards harmonisation of nutrient recommendations in Europe: from nutritional requirements to policy applications
The European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (EJCN) is presenting the last EURRECA results in the supplement.........read more.
May
Vitamin and mineral intake recommendations for Europeans – which ones are in most need of review?
The European Food Safety Authority is currently in the process of reviewing the recommendations for intake of all micro-nutrients (vitamins and minerals)............read more..
2009
October
Media Invite re European Food Science Day, Brussels
Europe’s first ever full day event dedicated to the safety and health of European consumers in relation to food and nutrition..........read more.
September
EC’s EURRECA Network to engage with Europe’s SMEs at the ANUGA Food Fair, Cologne, Germany 12 October 2009
Representatives from the EURRECA Network of Excellence, (EURopean micronutrient RECommendations Aligned), will be running a series of free workshops for businesses at the forthcoming ANUGA Fair held in Cologne, Germany in October.............read more.
February
EC Micronutrient project launches forum to engage with Small & Medium Sized Businesses
Europe’s Small and Medium-sized food producers are set to benefit from an initiative launched by the SME group of EURRECA (1), an EC Funded Network of Excellence seeking to harmonise micronutrient (2) recommendation across the EU..............read more.
2007
November
Addressing the variation in micronutrient recommendations in Europe
The EURRECA (EURopean micronutrient RECommendations Aligned) Network of Excellence has been established to work towards a framework of advice on micronutrients to better inform policy-makers as they formulate national recommendations................read more.
January
National Recommendations for Folic Acid across Europe - non-aligned and confusing for consumers
A Preliminary Survey presented at the European Congress of Nutrition and completed for the EURRECA Network of Excellence by experts at Wageningen University reveals wide variations in recommendations for folic acid and many other micronutrients across Europe.............read more.
