Objective The concept of VITAL is the integrated monitoring and control of contamination of the European food supply chain by pathogenic viruses. VITAL will use advanced methods for virus detection throughout selected food supply chains from farm to market, to gather data on virus contamination of food and environmental sources suitable for quantitative viral risk assessment. Supply chains will be monitored for the presence of indicator viruses commonly found in faecal contamination events. These viruses can be distinguished into strains of human and animal origin, which will indicate contamination from a specific source. Modelling tools will be developed to define the quantitative viral risk for each scenario, and to assess foodborne viral risks for determining high risk situations and efficacy of interventions. Modular process risk models will be developed to build up specific HACCP recommendations. Recent developments in risk management will be evaluated for their use in reducing foodborne viral infections. Survival of viruses in foods will be modelled, and disinfection procedures used in the food industry will be evaluated, to elucidate the critical points where virus contamination may be controlled. VITAL will disseminate its findings by producing handbooks and guidelines on appropriate control practices, and communicate requirements necessary for establishing reliable monitoring of food chains for viruses on a regular or as-needed basis. Therefore VITAL will provide to Europe a framework for monitoring, risk modelling, and procedures for control of foodborne virus contamination, which will be applicable to any virus, whether existing, emerging or re-emerging, that poses the danger of being transmitted by food. Implementation of such a framework of preventive or proactive virus contamination management will form a first line of defence against transmission of foodborne viral diseases in Europe. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyvirologysocial sciencessociologygovernancecrisis management Keywords Contamination Control Food Monitoring Virus Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE-2007-2-4-03 - New methods for the monitoring and control of food-borne viruses Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator Food and Environment Research Agency EU contribution € 422 069,00 Address Area 1A, Nobel House, Smith Square 17 SW1P 3JR LONDON United Kingdom See on map Region London Inner London — West Camden and City of London Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Nigel Cook (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium EU contribution € 202 500,00 Address OUDE MARKT 13 3000 Leuven See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. 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Leuven Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Maria Vereeken (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VYZKUMNY USTAV VETERINARNIHO LEKARSTVI Czechia EU contribution € 108 040,00 Address HUDCOVA 296/70 621 00 Brno See on map Region Česko Jihovýchod Jihomoravský kraj Activity type Other Administrative Contact Markéta Kabourková (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO Finland EU contribution € 240 957,00 Address YLIOPISTONKATU 3 00014 Helsingin Yliopisto See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sanna-Maija Miettinen (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PANEPISTIMIO PATRON Greece EU contribution € 151 080,00 Address UNIVERSITY CAMPUS RIO PATRAS 265 04 Rio Patras See on map Region Κεντρική Ελλάδα Δυτική Ελλάδα Αχαΐα Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Apostolos Vantarakis (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA Italy EU contribution € 251 281,00 Address Viale Regina Elena 299 00161 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Rosa Maria Martoccia (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data RIJKSINSTITUUT VOOR VOLKSGEZONDHEID EN MILIEU Netherlands EU contribution € 376 087,00 Address Antonie Van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9 3721 MA Bilthoven See on map Region West-Nederland Utrecht Utrecht Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Marjon Straver (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH Netherlands EU contribution € 315 665,00 Address DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 6708 PB Wageningen See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Marc Matthesius (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT WETERYNARYJNY - PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY Poland EU contribution € 187 338,00 Address Partyzantow 57 24100 Pulawy See on map Region Makroregion wschodni Lubelskie Lubelski Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Barbara Kotelba (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SCIENTIFIC VETERINARY INSTITUTE NOVI SAD Serbia EU contribution € 111 900,00 Address Rumenacki put 21000 Novi Sad See on map Region Србија - север Регион Војводине Јужнобачка област Activity type Other Administrative Contact Tamas Petrovic (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI Slovenia EU contribution € 173 224,00 Address KONGRESNI TRG 12 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Milena Prosen (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO AGRARIO DE CASTILLA Y LEON Spain EU contribution € 182 248,00 Address CARRETERA DE BURGOS KM 119 47071 Valladolid See on map Region Centro (ES) Castilla y León Valladolid Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ignacio Sanz Aldea (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution € 199 565,00 Address GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 585 08007 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Rosina Girones (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data