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European Food Information Resource

Acronym: EuroFIR AISBL

General Information

Identification Code: 490049114088-06
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: AISBL
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 7/31/2014
Last Update: 2/27/2024
EP Accredited Number: 4

Mission & Interests

Goals: EuroFIR AISBL, the European Food Information Resource Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif is an international, member-based, non-profit Association registered under Belgian Law. EuroFIR AISBL was set up in 2009 to ensure sustained advocacy for food information in Europe. Its main activities focus on food and biotechnology industries, particularly SMEs, research organizations and academia including funding-bodies, healthcare professionals, and regulators as well as individuals who need food composition data and access to tools and resources to deliver end-user information or to support health benefits in Europe. Its purpose is to develop, manage and exploit food composition data, and promote international cooperation in best practice and harmonization of standards to improve data quality, storage and access as well as supporting comparable activities by organizations with similar goals.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Business and industry
  • Communication
  • Consumers
  • Digital economy and society
  • Environment
  • Food safety
  • Maritime affairs and fisheries
  • Public health
  • Research and innovation
  • Trans-European Networks
Levels of Interest:
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: - Integrated food safety policy in the European Union - Farm2Fork - Better training for safer food - Regulation on information to consumers - Nutritional labelling - eHealth - Novel foods - H2020 and EU research and innovation policy - Green deal
Communication Activities: • mhealth platform for Parkinson’s disease management (PD_manager, 2015-2017, H2020, Subcontractor) (www.parkinson-manager.eu) • Research Infrastructure on Consumer Health and Food Intake using E-science with Linked Data Sharing (RICHFIELDS, 654280, €3M, H2020 ESFRI, 2015-18) (www.richfields.eu) • Quantify Life - Feed Yourself (QuaLiFY, 2014-2016, FP7, €2M, WP-Leader & Management Board) (www.qualify-fp7.eu) • Preventive care infrastructure based on ubiquitous sensing (PRECIOUS, 2013-2017, FP7 ICT, €3M, Partner) (www.thepreciousproject.eu) • Plant food supplements: Levels of intake, benefit and risk assessment (PlantLIBRA, 2010-2014, FP7, €6M, WP-Leader & Management Board) (www.eurofir.org/plantlibra) • Resource Efficient Food and drink for Entire Supply cHain (REFRESH, 2015-2018, H2020, €9M, Partner) (http://eu-refresh.org/) • Food-based solutions For Optimal Vitamin D Nutrition and Health Through The Life Cycle (ODIN, 2013-2017,6M, Work Package Leader & Management Board) (http://www.odin-vitd.eu/) • Integrated Approaches to Food Allergen and Allergy Risk Management (iFAAM, 2012-2017, 9M, Partner) (http://research.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/iFAAM) • Novel Processing approaches for the development of food products Low in fAt, Salt and sUgar (PLEASURE, 2012-2014, €3M, Partner) (http://www.pleasure-fp7.com/) • Beneficial effects of dietary bioactive peptides and polyphenols on cardiovascular health in humans (BACCHUS, 2012-2016, €6M, Work Package Leader & Management Board) (http://www.bacchus- fp7.eu/) • Total Diet Study Exposure (TDS-Exposure, 2012-2016, ‚Ǩ6M, Work Package Leader, Management Board) (http://www.tds-exposure.eu/) • Study on the need for food and health research infrastructures in Europe (EURODISH, 2015-2018, 2M, Partner) (http://www.eurodish.eu/) • Innovative Solutions for Nutritious, Safe and Sustainable Seafood in Europe (SEAFOODTOMORROW, 2017-2020, 7M, Partner) (www.seafoodtomorrow.eu) • Nutritional labelling software and claims: service, training and innovation offering to SMEs and industry in Europe (NASCENT, 2017-2018, €200k, Coordinator) • Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers: Impact on health, obesity, safety and sugars (SWEET, 2018-2023, €9M, Partner, https://sweetproject.eu) • Quality Information Services and Dietary Advice for Personalized Nutrition in Europe (Quisper, 2018 & 2019, EIT Food, €1M, Partner, https://quisper.eu) • Platform supporting vitality and abilities of elderly (TURNTABLE, 2019-2021, Active Assisted Living Programme, €1.7M, Partner, https://www.aalturntable.eu) • Food Nutrition Security Cloud (FNS-Cloud, 2019-2023, €10M, Partner, https://www.fns-cloud.eu) •FISHEUTRUST (2022-2026) FishEUTrust aims to defragment the current seafood system to ensure sustainability and a transparent and traceable seafood supply chain (https://fisheutrust.org/) •ALLIANCE (2022-2025) ALLIANCE aims to provide a holistic framework to help maintain food data integrity and accuracy, increasing traceability and transparency, and strengthen interoperability in the supply chain for quality-labelled (organic, PDO, PGI and GI) foods. (https://alliance-heu-project.eu/) •Data4Food2030 (2022-2026) Data4Food2030 aims to enlarge the knowledge base and insight into the data economy for food systems (DE4FS), establish a system that monitors and evaluates development, performance, and impact of DE4FS on EU policies. (https://data4food2030.eu/project/direct/) •WASTELESS (2023-2025) Currently, the European Union food chain generates around 88 million tonnes of food waste every year. This has a huge impact on society, the economy, and the environment, and that is why EU food industry has always been committed to keeping on improving its sustainable practices. A new EU-funded project, WASTELESS, aims to develop tools and recommendations for measuring, monitoring and ultimately reducing food loss and food waste by at least 20% annually.https://wastelesseu.com/
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Washington, 40
Post Code: 1050
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: Washington, 40
Post Code: 1050
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 8
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 8
Members F T E: 2

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://www.eurofir.org/about_eurofir/eurofir-members/
Organisation Members: Member of FAIB - Federation of European and International Associations established in Belgium http://faib.org/ Member of High Tec Europe - http://hightecheurope.com/ Quisper ASBL - http://quisper.eu European Science cloud Association https://eosc.eu/ EIT Food https://www.eitfood.eu/