Objective The research project proposed covers a need that has been detected by the feeding and the farm producers, in order to increase safety of using fat as feedingstuffs. So, the objective of the proposal is to give suitable information on quantitative effects of the presence of some contaminants (dioxin, PCB, PAH, PBDE) and lipid degradation products (oxidation, isomerization and polimerization) in feeding fats on the quality of meat obtained, as well as data about the repercussions of this presence on animal health and productive parameters. We propose to assess the real extent of risks in using, in the manufacture of feeds, some fat materials obtained from waste or by-products from the food chain, such as animal fats, fish oils, acid oils coming from refining processes, etc. The use of these fats could lead to risks due to this very lack of product standardisation. The primary aim of the proposal is to fit animal nutrition requirements with a high level of safety and quality of some types of meat production, on the basis of the use of fats coming from by-products or waste of the food chain. This aim must be adequate to consumer satisfaction and health demands, and meat production in environmental fiendly systems. The main objectives of the proposal are: a) improving the level of standardisation of fat materials in order to get safer production systems; b) enhancement of the use of feed fats coming from recycled materials in order to decrease environmental charges; c) production of some types of meat at a high level of quality and safety and at a low cost; d) improving the knowledge in some contaminants transfer from feed fat to meat; e) designing a program for the analytical control of feed fats; f) improving the dissemination of knowledge in the use and control of feed fats between producers; g) reinforcing the consumer confidence in the safety of the animal production systems, ensuring high quality practices and control. Fields of science natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysisnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculeslipidsengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safetysocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementcommerceagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandryanimal feed Keywords PAH PBDE contaminants transfer dioxins and PCB fatty acid oxidation products feeding fats food chain waste and by-products sterol oxidation products trans fatty acids Programme(s) FP6-FOOD - Food Quality and Safety: Thematic priority 5 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) FOOD-2003-T6.6 - Recycling and upgrading organic wastes from the food chain in environmentally friendly healthy food production Call for proposal FP6-2003-FOOD-2-A See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA EU contribution No data Address Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585 (Vicerectorat de Recerca; OPER) BARCELONA Spain See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all STAZIONE SPERIMENTALE PER LE INDUSTRIE DEGLI OLI E GRASSI Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Giuseppe Colombo, 79 MILANO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution No data Address Arrheniusplan 2C 7070 UPPSALA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE (UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA) Italy EU contribution No data Address Via San Giacomo 9 BOLOGNA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY BORDEAUX 1 France EU contribution No data Address 351 Cours de la Libration TALENCE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain EU contribution No data Address Serrano 117 MADRID See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution No data Address Campus Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici V, Nutrició Animal BELLATERRA (CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES) See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA Spain EU contribution No data Address Camino de Vera, 14 22012 VALENCIA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data S.I.L.O. SRL Italy EU contribution No data Address Via San Bartolo a Cintoia, 104 FIRENZE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data