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National Reference Centre for Authentic Food (NRZ-Authent)
Institution
Section overview
Description
The National Reference Centre for Authentic Food (NRZ-Authent) that is currently being established at the Max Rubner-Institut will provide the responsible monitoring authorities with easy access to current, reliable information, data and research findings.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Max Rubner-Institut - Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food (MRI)
Coordinated projects
- Development of an NMR-based method for the discrimination of fresh and thawed fish products
- Development of mass spectrometry-based methods for the analysis of vegan and vegetarian products for the presence of animal components
- Establishment of a lateral flow assays as a quick method to validate snapper species as Lutjanus malabaricus (Red Snapper) and Lutjanus bohar (Two-spot Red Snapper)
- Establishment of analytical databases for the reconciliation of results and provision for official monitoring
- Establishment of knowledge databases and providing them for official monitoring purposes
- Interface for procurement of reference materials for special issues
- Interface/provide of project partners or technical information related to food authenticity research and method development
- New/advanced development of methods for authenticity control
- Organisation of a collaborative ring trial for plant sample authentication by DNA barcoding
- Organisation of subject specific events
- Organization of a real-time PCR ring trial to detect animal species adulteration in sheep milk and goat milk products
- Provision of foodstuffs for ring tests as part of method validations in § 64 LFGB working groups
- Provision of specialist information from an online platform
- Stable isotopes for the differentiation of eggs from barn, free-range and organic farming in the German food retail industry
- Support of official monitoring in method validation, where applicable for adoption into the ASU according to § 64 LGFB
Contact
National Reference Centre for Authentic Food
(NRZ-Authent)
E.-C.-Baumann-Str. 20
95326 Kulmbach
Bavaria
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)9221 803-221
Fax: +49 (0)9221 803-331
Email: nrz(@)mri.bund.de
