WP4: Consumer friendly Web gateways

Objective:

To develop a network of consumer-friendly nationally-based web gateways for the Food Allergy Information Platform (FAIP) by revision of the recommendations and communication strategies developed in WP2 in view of feedback and discussion related to their application through WP3 and 4.

Leader:

• Dr Erkka Valovirta, EFA, Belgium & Finland

Partners:

• Professor Rudi Krska, IFA-Tulln, Austria
• Dr Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber, University of Vienna, Austria
• Dr Charlotte Madsen, Danish Veterinary & Food Administration, Denmark
• Dr Joachim Scholderer, MAPP, Denmark
• Professor Lars Poulsen, Laboratory for Medical Allergology, Denmark
• Dr Jean-Michel Wal, Laboratoire Associe INRA-CRJJ, France
• Dr Didier Marion, INRA, France
• Dr Sylvia Pfaff, EHI, Germany
• Dr Angelike Paschke, University of Hamburg, Germany
• Dr Photini Papageorgiou, University of Athens, Greece
• Professor Shmuel Yannai, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
• Dr Ram Reifen, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
• Dr Anna Saba, INRAN, Italy
• Professor Elide Pastorello, Regional Reference Centre for Allergic Diseases, Italy
• Dr Guy Van den Eede, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Italy
• Dr Elke Anklam, DG Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
• Dr Ronald van Ree, Sanquin & University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Dr Harry Wichers, ATO, The Netherlands
• Professor Dr. Lynn J Frewer, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands
• Dr Hub Noteborn, Department of Food Safety & Health, The Netherlands
• Prof Henryk Kostyra, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
• Dr Rosa Sanchez-Monge, Universidad Politecnica Madrid, Spain
• Dr Åsa Schiött, SIK, Sweden
• Dr Reto Battaglia, SQTS, Switzerland
• Dr Steve Gendel, National Center for Food Safety & Toxicology, USA
• Dr Kate Grimshaw, University of Southampton, UK
• Dr Paul Reece, Central Science Laboratory, UK
• Dr Rebecca Knibb, University of Derby, UK
• René Crevel, Unilever Research, UK
• Andrew Walker, Institute of Food Research, UK
• Mr David Reading, Anaphylaxis Campaign, UK
• Phil Goodwin, Tepnel BioSystems Limited, UK
• Dr Richard Goodman, Monsanto Company, USA
• Professor Sue Hefle, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

Outcomes:

• A series of documents presenting communication recommendations and strategies directed at each of the following stakeholder groups including:
  • General consumers
  • Allergic consumers
  • Health professionals
  • Regulators
  • Agro-food industry (including manufacturers and retailers)
• Network of food allergy information gateways for consumers. Summaries for consumers in national cultural context and languages posted on web through the information gateways