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Europe's battle against the spice pirates
How can we be sure of the quality and authenticity of our spices and prevent fraud on expensive spices such as saffron or powders that can be more easily falsified?
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- Videos |The science behind reliable COVID-19 testing
A reference material to ensure coronavirus tests don’t give a false negative result for someone who is infected with COVID-19 and 'Exit Scenarios' for the post-lockdown phase
- Animations |ECIS - gathering cancer information
The European Cancer Information System collates cancer statistics from EU countries to improve prevention and care programmes.
- Videos |Detecting pesticides in cucumbers
Pesticides are widely used in European agriculture but some can negatively affect human and ecosystem health. Certified Reference Materials are used to guarantee food safety.
- Videos |Legal highs
EU scientists are working to analyse and identify synthetic drugs, in a fight against a rapidly-growing market.
- Photos |Alternatives to animal testing and chemical safety assessment
Animal testing has long been used to assess chemical safety, but the EU has been promoting the replacement, reduction, and refining of animal testing for many years.
- Animations |Rare Disease Platform
About 30 million EU citizens are affected by more than 6000 different rare diseases and the information is spread between hundreds of registries at national and regional levels.
- Videos |Open Access Nanobiotechnology Laboratory
The JRC Nanobiotechnology Laboratory is open for access by external researchers, both from the public and private sectors
- Animations |Knowledge Centre for Food Fraud and Quality
Food fraud is the violation of EU food law with the intention to deceive consumers for financial gain
- Photos |Food Contact Materials Laboratory
The Joint Research Centre's Food Contact Materials laboratory in Ispra, Italy tests a wide range of materials that come in contact with our food for safe chemical leaching.
- Photos |Molecular Ecology Laboratories of the Joint Research Centre
The Molecular Ecology Laboratories of the Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy deal with molecular ecotoxicology and microbiology.
- Photos |The Nucleic Acids Analysis laboratory of the Joint Research Centre
The nucleic acids analysis laboratory of the Joint Research Centre in Geel, Belgium, is equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation for conducting research in genomics.
- Infographics |Knowledge Centre for Food Fraud and Quality
This Knowledge Centre produces and collates information as a support for policymaking to ensure the authenticity and quality of food available in the EU
- Interactive Tools/Games |The safe food journey
Learn what JRC scientists do to ensure that no harmful chemicals are released from materials that your food comes into contact with.
- Interactive Tools/Games |2050 – It's up to you
Will you have a healthy future? Select your avatar and go on a journey through a typical day to find out.
- Virtual Tours |Take a virtual tour of the Food Contact Materials Laboratory
Discover how JRC scientists develop test methods and guidelines to protect our food from chemicals that could be transferred from the materials they come in contact with.
- Virtual Tours |Take a virtual tour of the Nanobiotechnology Laboratory
Discover how EU scientists contribute to reducing uncertainties about the potential impact of nanomaterials on health and the environment.
- Animations |Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Knowledge Gateway
In Europe, non-communicable diseases like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer are the biggest threat to our health and yet most can largely be prevented.
- Videos |A global reference tool to fight Alzheimer's
Formal diagnosis of Alzheimer's can take years. EU scientists are developing reference materials to be used in standard test kits to reduce the diagnosis time.
- Videos |How to avoid putting water in your wine
One of the agricultural products most affected by counterfeiting is wine. So we need new methods for find out what we are really drinking.