Alerts and Regulatory Monitoring in Food
The Research Division for Alerts and Regulatory Monitoring in Food plays a key role in the development and harmonization of legislation related to bioethics, biosafety, and reference standards. It is also responsible for participating in the establishment of a structured process for regulatory monitoring. Its regulatory monitoring mission helps identify and update applicable legal requirements, thereby ensuring compliance and safety in the agri-food sector.
Research Themes
This mission focuses on working on the certification of food products and determining their compliance with reference standards to ensure food safety. It also aims at the accreditation of food analysis methods, particularly the accreditation of parameters for evaluating the quality of vegetable oils.
This mission aims to implement rigorous procedures for collecting representative samples from different types of food. Key steps to consider include determining the purpose of the sampling, selecting sampling sites, following sampling protocols, and documenting the relevant information about the sampling to ensure traceability. By adhering to these steps, the collected samples will be reliable and representative, thereby contributing to accurate analyses and improved food safety.
This mission includes several essential components:
– Nutritional Analyses: Assessing the nutrient composition (proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals) of food and animal feed.
– Microbiological Analyses: Evaluating the microbiological quality of food; detecting and identifying pathogenic microorganisms that may contaminate food products.
– Contaminant Detection: Analyzing the presence of chemical contaminants (pesticides, heavy metals, veterinary residues) in food; establishing protocols to monitor contaminant levels and ensure compliance with current regulations.
This mission aims to conduct preliminary analyses, such as the evaluation of certain physicochemical parameters. These preliminary steps help guide more in-depth analyses, ensuring more relevant and reliable results.
This mission aims to contribute to the development, harmonization, and implementation of legislation concerning bioethics, biosafety, and reference standards in the food sector.
This mission aims to promote food innovation by focusing on food safety and the development of new products. It is committed to innovating in food processing to create products with new or improved characteristics. This includes the formulation of new foods and nutraceuticals, as well as the improvement of processing methods.
