Detective

DETECTIVE – Detection of NGT products to promote innovation in the European union, is a four-year Horizon Europe research project launched 1 January 2024. The project aims to develop, validate, and implement innovative detection methods for plant and animal products resulting from new genomic techniques (NGTs). The European and international food production and distribution systems are interlinked and the need to trace plants and animals and their food products is important for labelling, transparency, and consumer choice. This requires the development of cost-effective, easy-to-use and reliable detection approaches for NGT-derived plant and animal products. Thus, DETECTIVE works towards sustainable food systems and ensures the integrity and reliability of food products on the European market, actively contributing to the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy. DETECTIVE will closely monitor legal developments in the field of NGTs in EU and internationally and carry out legal and socio-economic impact analyses of various EU policy scenarios and their socio-economic impact.