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A behavioural economic analysis of moral hazards in food production: the case of deviant economic behaviour and disclosure policies on the restaurant, ready-to-eat and retail level (Project)

Deviant behaviour on various levels of the food supply chain may cause food risks. It entails irregular technological procedures which cause (increased probabilities of) adverse outcomes for buyers and consumers. Besides technological hazards and hitherto unknown health threats, moral hazard and malpractice in food businesses represent an additional source of risk which can be termed “behavioural...


Funding period: 2011 - 2014

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Accelerating user-driven e-infrastructure innovation in food and agriculture (Project)

AGINFRA+ aims to exploit core e-infrastructures such as EGI.eu, OpenAIRE, EUDAT and D4Science, towards the evolution of the AGINFRA data infrastructure, so as to provide a sustainable channel addressing adjacent but not fully connected user communities around agriculture and food. To this end, the project will develop and provide the necessary specifications and components for allowing the rapid...


Funding period: 2017 - 2019

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Action program Ambrosia (Project)

The non-native Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is an agricultural weed and a health hazard as it causes severe allergies. The aim of the programme is to raise awareness in the public and in various administrational bodies, to trigger management measures and to collect data on its occurrence. A national interdisciplinary working group is organized and annual meetings are held.


Funding period: 2008 - 2021

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Action Programme Environment and Health. Project: Improvement of the /Recording of Human Exposure Data for the Quality Enhancement of the Monitoring System 'Cases of Poisoning Reported by Physicians under Section 16e of the German Chemicals Act (Project)

The reports by physicians under Section 16e Chemical Act have shown that human exposure data quality and product identification have to be improved. Under the routine conditions in doctor?s surgeries and hospitals, the most important exposure data such as products involved, pathways, assessment of the amounts ingested or inhaled should be documented as exactly as possible. The study is focused on...


Funding period: 2000 - 2004

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Activation of azo dyes to genotoxic metabolites by skin bacteria and studies for skin penetration (Project)

Azo dyes are used in consumer products like toys and clothing textiles and also for coloring of cosmetics and in hair dyes. Some of these azo dyes are known as carcinogenic and allergenic. In many cases the available toxicological data is insufficient. Toxicity and metabolic activation of these substances shall be investigated in studies on metabolism on and/or in the skin as well as on skin...


Funding period: 2006 - 2006

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Addition of yeast nutrient into grape musts (Project)

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Funding period: 2004 - 2006

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Addressing the triple burden of malnutrition through behavioural change in food consumption and physical activity: A rural-urban comparative study in Tanzania - subproject 2 (Project)

The aim of the interdisciplinary research project FoCo-Active is to analyze and address the problem of the 'triple burden of malnutrition' in Tanzania. The FoCo-Active project takes an innovative approach by simultaneously addressing food environments and physical activity spaces, nutrition, consumer behavior, and physical activity/sedentary behavior in urban and rural areas in Tanzania....


Funding period: 2022 - 2025