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Irradiation to Ensure the Safety and Quality of Prepared Meals. This publication presents the results of an FAO/IAEA Coordinated Research Project (CRP) on the use of irradiation to ensure the safety and quality of prepared foods. There is an increasing worldwide demand for prepared and take-away meals. Full Story »

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Call for research proposals to participate in the new Coordinated Research Project (CRP):
D5.20.36, “Development of radiometric and allied analytical methods to strengthen national residue control programs for antibiotic and anthelmintic veterinary drug residues”.

Proposed duration: 5 Years (2009-2013)
Applications are invited for the above CRP to be implemented by the Food and Environmental Protection Section (FEP) of the Joint FAO/IAEA Program on Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. The project was developed after extensive consultation with stakeholders including participants in previous CRPs, regulatory and scientific experts of authorities in member states and consultants to identify areas of concern to less developed countries. The main purpose of the CRP is to assist National Reference Laboratories of FAO and IAEA member states in meeting the need for effective and appropriate monitoring methods for residues of selected antibiotic and anthelmintic veterinary medicines through the development and application of screening methods that exploit the advantages (robustness, sensitivity, transferability) of radiotracer detection methods, in conjunction with confirmatory techniques using stable-isotope labelled molecules. Direct transfer of information from the CRP to local stakeholders is essential and results will also be published in national and international scientific journals, local technical reports and official IAEA documents.

Deadline for submissions: 16 February 2009

Call for research proposals to participate in the new Coordinated Research Project (CRP):
D6.20.08 “Development of generic irradiation doses for quarantine treatments”.

Proposed duration: 5 Years (2009-2013)
Applications are invited for the above CRP to be implemented by the Food and Environmental Protection Section (FEP) of the Joint FAO/IAEA Program on Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. The project was developed after extensive consultation with stakeholders including participants in previous CRP’s, regulatory and scientific experts of authorities in member states and consultants to identify areas of concern to less developed countries. The main purpose of the CRP is to validate generic treatment doses for groups of arthropods of quarantine significance in international trade. Secondary objectives include an examination of the effects of low oxygen commodity storage and dose rate on efficacy and commodity tolerances. Research may result in a reduction in the existing 400 Gy dose levels for Insecta (except for pupae and adults of Lepidoptera). The work will assist setting doses for the phylum Arthropoda and a few subgroups within that phylum as well as specific minimum doses that provide quarantine security against pests in various commodities. Direct transfer of information from the CRP to local stakeholders is essential and results will be published in national and international scientific journals, local technical reports and official IAEA documents.

Deadline for submissions: 16 March 2009

How to apply: Proposal forms for submitting as research contracts or agreements can de downloaded from the IAEA website at: http://www-crp.iaea.org/html/forms.html. These forms must be countersigned by the Head of the institution and then submitted to the Head, Research Contracts Administration Section by post or by email (Official.Mail@iaea.org; Research.Contracts@iaea.org). Forms can be sent as attached file in both Word Document and pdf file.

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32nd Session of the Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission, 29 June - 4 July 2009, Rome, Italy.
Technical Officer: D. Byron