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Food quality

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- 02/08/2024 : Alkaloid analysis in lupins – fact sheet explains the process
- 12/15/2021 : Guidance for companies in case of suspicion of non-compliance with EU regulation
- 10/01/2021 : Evaluation criteria for the processing of organic food developed
- 05/17/2021 : Using stable isotopes to trace the regional origin of foodstuffs
- 02/24/2021 : ProOrg – Organic market and stakeholder survey
- 09/28/2020 : FiBL signs new Partnership Agreement with the regional brand "Taste of Ukrainian Carpathians"
- 03/24/2016 : First peer-reviewed scientific paper on the Sustainability Assessment Tool SMART published
- 02/16/2016 : Clear differences between organic and non-organic milk and meat
- 05/19/2015 : Organic food combines sustainability and quality
- 05/16/2012 : Updating the knowledge base on organic food quality and processing
- 11/02/2011 : Sixth Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting Lucerne
- 07/19/2011 : Side event on genetic resources and organic agriculture at the session of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- 06/22/2011 : Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) – A problem not specific to sustainable agriculture
- 06/16/2011 : EU Project on food security begins in North Korea
- 06/13/2011 : EHEC – A problem not specific to organic farming
- 01/31/2011 : EU ecolabel for food and feed products - A feasibility study
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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Encouraging the cultivation of minor legumes in Switzerland through the development of innovative plant-based foods (LEGU4FOOD)	01.11.2024	31.10.2027
ongoing	CH	Label Creator with recipe and nutrition calculator	12.08.2024	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Sweet Sorghum: a climate-smart beet sugar alternative for Switzerland	01.06.2024	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Influence of cultivation on the functional diversity of the soil in the "Frick trial on preparations and soil" (FunDiv-Frick)	02.04.2024	15.11.2027
ongoing	CH	Milk quality in Cow-calf contact systems	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
completed	CH	Organic pork production in the PUFA context	11.12.2023	31.03.2025
ongoing	DE	Development of a value chain for organically produced peas and beans from the field to commercial kitchens and restaurants (WKErBo)	01.07.2023	30.06.2026
ongoing	CH	Turning food waste into sustainable soil improvers for better soil health and improved food systems (Waste4Soil)	01.06.2023	31.05.2027
completed	CH	Conditioning of cattle on the farm for stress reduction from birth to slaughter (Konditionierung Schlachthof)	01.04.2023	01.04.2025
ongoing	CH	A holistic frameWork with Anticounterfeit and inTelligence-based technologieS that will assist food chain stakehOlders in rapidly identifying and preventing the spread of fraudulent practices (WATSON)	01.03.2023	28.02.2026
ongoing	DE	Stress reduction through mobile slaughtering of poultry and cattle (StronGeR)	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Developing Intercropping for agrifood Value chains and Ecosystem Services delivery in Europe and Southern countries (IntercropValuES)	01.11.2022	31.10.2026
ongoing	CH	Swiss production of organic raspberries for processing	01.11.2022	31.12.2025
completed	DE	Market and requirement analysis for organic and regional products in community catering in the organic model region of South Hesse (ÖMRS_Pot_Analyse_AHV)	01.08.2022	15.12.2022
completed	CH	On-farm slaughter of pigs and small ruminants (hosk)	01.06.2022	01.06.2025
completed	CH	Agroecological transition and organic certification in Vietnam to empower rural communities (SNF Agro-econvert)	01.04.2022	31.03.2025
completed	AT	Kultivierung alternativer Eiweißquellen in rauen Lagen Österreichs am Beispiel Mühlviertel	01.02.2022	31.01.2025
ongoing	CH	Markets and Seeds Access Project for Small Grains and Legumes in Zambia and Zimbabwe (MASAP)	01.12.2021	30.11.2033
completed	CH	Organic dried prunes	01.09.2021	31.12.2023
ongoing	AT CH	MIcro- and NAno-Plastics in AGRIcultural Soils: sources, environmental fate and impacts on ecosystem services and overall sustainability (MINAGRIS)	01.09.2021	31.08.2026
completed	DE	Recommendations for the design of legal requirements for cleaning and disinfectants in organic food processing and storage (RuDI)	01.08.2021	29.02.2024
completed	CH	Bio Körnerleguminosen für Ernährung Schweiz	01.04.2021	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Breeding white lupin for resistance & quality for innovative Swiss food from sustainable, regional production (LUPINNO SUISSE)	01.03.2021	28.02.2025
completed	EU	Better Training for Safer Food – Organic Production and Labelling (BTSF Organic Farming)	01.03.2021	30.05.2023
ongoing	CH	Innovative Tools for Assessment and Authentication of chicken meat, beef and dairy products’ Qualities (INTAQT)	01.01.2021	31.07.2026
completed	DE	Spessart Wild	15.11.2020	15.08.2021
completed	DE	Identification of critical control points and precautionary measures to ensure organic integrity (BioKKP)	01.07.2020	31.12.2022
completed	CH DE	Dossier Nachhaltigkeit und Qualität Bio-Lebensmittel	01.06.2020	31.12.2020
completed	AT	CO2 Bilanz von Pfefferminztee - Schwerpunkt Verpackung (ZOOM Verpackung)	01.03.2020	30.05.2020
completed	CH	Fact finding for the establishment of a direct value chain for Bio Suisse certified green pistachio kernels from Turkey	01.02.2020	30.04.2020
completed	CH	PGREL project "Use of gene resources in apples for organic farming II" (PGREL-Nutzungsprojekt)	01.01.2020	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Drivers and potential health impacts of dietary and nutrition practices and choices in Kirinyaga and Muranga counties, Kenya (Nutridecisions)	01.10.2019	31.10.2021
completed	DE	Development of a concept for the evaluation of flavours for the use in organic food	01.09.2019	31.03.2021
completed	DE	Development of a certification program for inputs for organic farming (BM_Zert)	01.09.2019	30.06.2023
completed	CH	Higher Value Added Trade from the Organic and the Dairy Sector in Ukraine (Quality FOOD Trade Program)	23.08.2019	30.06.2023
completed	DE	Taste Tank	15.07.2019	15.08.2021
completed	CH	Mali Agrinatura VCA4D Fisch	01.07.2019	31.03.2020
completed	CH	Rethinking of Antimicrobial Decision-Systems in the Management of Animal Production (ROADMAP)	01.06.2019	20.05.2023
completed	DE	EIT Food Project – The development of organic supply chains that drive fair, transparent and healthy options for the consumer (EIT Food Projekt)	18.03.2019	31.12.2019
completed	DE	Die Besten 100 - Regionalität mit Mehrwert	15.02.2019	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Wildvogelfutter in Knospe-Qualität	01.01.2019	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Legumes Translated (Translating knowledge for legume-based farming for feed and food systems) (Legumes Translated)	01.11.2018	30.04.2022
completed	DE	Pre-Test Konzept „Nimm´s mal Bio“	01.10.2018	15.12.2018
completed	CH	Code of Practice for organic food processing (ProOrg)	01.05.2018	01.11.2021
completed	CH	Use of functional agro-biodiversity to improve ecosystem services in vineyards	01.01.2018	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Grundlagen zur Beurteilung von Verarbeitungsverfahren für Knospe Produkte am Beispiel Extrusion	01.01.2018	30.06.2019
completed	CH	Contamination of organic cereals with phosphine (PH3 in Phosphin)	01.11.2017	01.11.2018
completed	CH	Diversification through Rotation, Intercropping, Multiple Cropping, Promoted by Actors and Value Chains towards Sustainability (DiverIMPACTS)	01.05.2017	30.04.2022
completed	AT	AMA-Partnership Award für die Lebensmittelwertschöpfungskette	01.05.2017	01.03.2018
completed	CH	Feeding of organic pigs in consideration of fat quality requirements and 100 % organic feeding (Bioschwein100.0)	01.03.2017	31.10.2020
completed	CH	Development of selection systems and participatory breeding for weed suppression or tolerance of Swiss soya (Soybean Breeding)	01.10.2016	30.04.2021
completed	CH	Improvement of population breeding of open-pollinated broccoli as a replacement for cell-fusion based CMS hybrids (Brokkoli Züchtung)	01.10.2016	30.04.2021
completed	DE	"Wasserschutzbrot" im Rahmen der Aktion Grundwasserschutz der Regierung Unterfranken	27.06.2016	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Better Trainings for Safer Food (BTSF): Organic Farming Scheme	16.06.2016	15.06.2020
completed	CH	Tropane alkaloids in organic food	01.01.2016	30.09.2016
completed	CH	Organic soya in Switzerland – Optimising the Swiss production chain from seeds to the final product (B3S)	01.01.2016	31.03.2019
completed	CH	Cooking and eating as an aesthetic practice. An explorative study	01.01.2016	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Development of an innovative, science-based and practical method for a transparent, holistic and comparable assessment of sustainability performance in the agriculture and food sector (KTI-SMART)	01.01.2016	31.12.2018
completed	CH	PGREL project "Use of gene resources in apples for organic farming" (Nutzung von Apfel-Genressourcen für den Bio-Anbau)	01.01.2016	29.02.2020
completed	CH	Enhancing Food Security and Agricultural Sustainability by Integrating Production Systems: Promotion of Low Input Dairy Management at Mirim Farm in DPR of Korea	01.11.2015	31.10.2016
completed	CH	Assessment study of the LED supported fruit processing company "La Morina" in Moro, Peru	25.09.2015	31.12.2015
completed	AT	Bio 3.0 – Neue Wege zu mehr Bio "Der Geschmack von Bio 3.0" (Tasting_forum)	29.07.2015	31.07.2019
completed	CH FR	Administration of Sainfoin pellets - Effects on internal parasites and cheese quality in goats	01.07.2015	31.07.2018
completed	CH	Pesticide Residues in Silo Walls	01.04.2015	30.09.2015
completed	CH	Embedding crop diversity and networking for local high quality food systems (DIVERSIFOOD)	01.03.2015	28.02.2019
ongoing	CH	Delightful organic apple	01.01.2015	31.12.2025
completed	DE	Environmentally-friendly management of hygiene in food processing units	01.09.2014	28.02.2017
completed	CH	Mineralöl aus Altkarton- und Altpapierverpackungen in Lebensmitteln (Factsheet Mineralöl)	01.06.2014	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Determine and optimize the carcass fat quality of organic pigs	01.06.2014	01.06.2016
completed	CH	Cadmium availability in soils and its uptake by cocoa in Latin America (CdOCOA)	01.04.2014	31.12.2016
completed	CH	Sustainability in gastronomy	01.01.2014	31.12.2015
completed	CH	Detergents and disinfectants	01.01.2014	31.12.2015
ongoing	CH	Packaging materials: Bio-based plastics	01.01.2014
completed	CH	Packaging materials: Plasticisers from gaskets in screw caps	01.01.2014	31.12.2015
completed	CH	An integrated approach to diversify the genetic base, improve stress resistance, agronomic management and nutritional/processing quality of minor cereal crops for human nutrition in Europe (HEALTHYMINORCEREALS)	01.09.2013	31.08.2018
completed	DE	Wasserzeichen - System zur Kontrolle von Erzeugnissen mit Regionalauslobung mittels der Analytik stabiler Isotope: Durchführung eines Praxistests	01.08.2013	30.04.2015
completed	DE	Qualifizierungsmaßnahmen zur Stärkung der nachhaltigen und ökologischen Lebensmittelproduktion (Los 1, Los 2 und Los 3)	10.06.2011	30.06.2018
completed	CH	Analysis of the state of knowledge on quality, consumer protection and processing of organic food	08.06.2011	31.03.2012
completed	CH	Syprobio-Improving farmers income and food security in diversified organic production systems in West-Africa (SYPROBIO)	01.01.2011	31.12.2015
completed	CH	Sourcing Parmesan Cheese in Bio Suisse Quality	01.01.2011	31.12.2015
completed	CH	Influence of cropping system and cultivar on wheat quality (HPTLC Weizen)	01.01.2010	31.12.2012
completed	CH	Kurs Umgang mit Rückständen	30.10.2009	30.10.2009
completed	CH	Differenzierende Methoden und Methoden der Evaluierung	01.02.2009	30.07.2011
completed	CH	Ernährungs-Qualitäts-Studie von Bioprodukten (Ernährungsstudie oder Methodik-Ausarbeitung einer Studie)	01.01.2009	31.12.2011
completed	CH	Nützlinge im Vorratsschutz	01.01.2009	31.12.2011
completed	CH	Organic Sensory Information System (OSIS): Documentation of sensory properties through testing and consumer research for the organic industry (ECROPOLIS)	01.01.2009	31.12.2011
completed	CH	Nachhaltige Verpackung von Bio-Lebensmitteln: Ein Leitfaden für Unternehmen	15.12.2008	28.02.2011
completed	CH	Risiko basierte Kontrolle	01.09.2008	30.08.2011
completed	CH	Aspekte von Verpackungen von Ökoprodukten	01.01.2008	30.04.2008
completed	CH	Parasitenresistenz und Fleischqualität von Schweizer Schafen – mit Fokus auf alte und bedrohte Rassen	01.01.2008	31.12.2009
completed	CH	Inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and rhizobacteria (PGPR) for sustainable cropping systems in India (ISCB BFNet FiBL (Biofertilizer Network))	01.01.2008	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Contamination in Organic Vegetables (PathOrganic)	01.08.2007	30.07.2011
completed	CH	QACCP: Beratung der Firmen zur Implementierung von QACCP	01.05.2007	31.12.2009
completed	CH	Coop Naturaplan-Fonds: Einfluss von Diäten aus konventioneller und biologischer Erzeugung auf Gesundheits- und Leistungsparameter von Kaninchen	01.05.2006	01.05.2009
completed	CH	Nützlinge in der Schädlingsbekämpfung	01.01.2006	31.12.2008
completed	CH	GM and non-GM supply chains : their CO-EXistence and TRAceability (CO-EXTRA)	01.04.2005	30.09.2009
completed	CH	Safe food production (COST 859)	01.01.2005	31.12.2008
completed	CH	Praxishandbuch 'Bioproduktion ohne Gentechnik' (BioXgen)	01.10.2004	31.12.2005
completed	CH	QualityLowInputFood WP 5.2: Assessment of chlorine replacement strategies for fresh cut vegetable (QLIF, WP 5.2)	01.03.2004	31.05.2009
completed	CH	QualityLowInputFood: Improving quality and safety and reduction of cost in the European organic and 'low input' supply chains (QLIF)	01.03.2004	31.05.2009
completed	CH	QualityLowInputFood WP 6.1: Economic analyses of structures, conduct and performance of supply chains for organic foods in Europe (QLIF, WP 6.1)	01.03.2004	31.05.2009
completed	CH	QualityLowInputFood SP 5: Development of a framework for the design of minimum processing strategies, which guarantee food quality and safety (QLIF, SP 5)	01.03.2004	31.05.2009
completed	CH	QualityLowInputFood WP 5.3: Case study 2: Assessment of processing technologies that may improve the nutritional composition of dairy products (QLIF, WP 5.3)	01.03.2004	31.05.2009
completed	CH	Systemanalyse gentechnikfreie Bioproduktion (Biogene)	01.01.2004	31.12.2005
completed	CH	Recommendation for improved procedures for securing consumer oriented food safety and quality of certified organic products from plough to plate (ORGANIC HACCP)	01.02.2003	31.01.2005
completed	CH	Coop Naturaplan-Fonds: Mikroflora von Bioprodukten	01.01.2003	01.05.2009
completed	CH	Analyse der GVO-Verunreinigungen in Bioprodukten	01.01.2002	31.12.2003
completed	CH	Kontrolle der Gloeosporium-Fäule bei der Lagerung von Äpfeln aus biologischem Anbau	01.01.2001	31.12.2007
ongoing	CH	GVO Consulting	01.01.2000
completed	CH	Coop Naturaplan-Fonds: Die Gas-Diffusion-Visualisierung (GDV bzw. Kirlian-Fotografie) als ganzheitliche Qualitätsmethode	30.11.1999	30.11.1999
completed	CH	Merkblatt Dioxin Ukraine	30.11.1999	30.11.1999
completed	CH	Bioqualität und Gesundheit	30.11.1999	30.11.1999
completed	CH	Beurteilung von Zusatzstoffen	30.11.1999	31.12.2011
completed	CH	Metzgerschulung	30.11.1999	30.11.1999
ongoing	CH	Beurteilung von Rückstandsfällen (Rückstände - Fallbeurteilung)
completed	CH	Rückstände Risikomanagement (Rückstände - Risikomanagement)

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