Shielding food safety and security by enabling the foresight of fungal spoilage and mycotoxins threats in the Mediterranean region under climate change conditions

FunShield 4 Med项目的总体目标是加强希腊农业组织- DIMITRA（ELGO-DIMITRA）农产品技术研究所（ITAP）在气候变化挑战下的食品安全领域的科学卓越性和创新能力。来自意大利（帕尔马大学/食品和药物系）、西班牙（莱利达大学/食品技术系）和英国（克兰菲尔德大学/土壤和农业食品研究所）的先进合作伙伴以及来自希腊的国际领先大学（雅典国立卡波季斯特里安大学/食品技术系）的战略合作。化学研究所（化学研究所）将确保知识和专门技术的转让，帮助建立新的研究联盟，并丰富研究所人员以及联盟所有成员的年轻研究人员的能力。为了实现结对呼吁的具体目标，FunShield 4 Med联盟将实施一整套措施和活动，如短期工作人员交流和专家访问、培训讲习班、研讨会、暑期学校以及传播和外联活动。除了结对项目的具体目标外，预计还将开展一个综合研究项目，重点关注与欧盟从南部和东部（非洲和亚洲国家）进口的一个主要入境点（希腊）有关的致真菌性腐败真菌和真菌毒素，以促进对因气候变化（CC）因素可能导致真菌毒素污染增加的商品进行适当监测。这将最大限度地减少消费者对这些毒素的暴露，并将在CC情景下对主食和饮料链中新出现的和改良形式的真菌毒素的可追溯性提供好处。

The overall aim of the FunShield4Med project is to strengthen the scientific excellence and innovation capacity of the Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products (ITAP) of Hellenic Agricultural Organisation – DIMITRA (ELGO-DIMITRA) from Greece in the field of food safety against mycotoxigenic spoilage fungi and mycotoxins under climate change challenges. The strategic collaboration of advanced partners from Italy (University of Parma/Dept of Food and Drug), Spain (University of Lleida/Food Technology Dept), and UK (Cranfield University/Soil and Agrifood Institute), and an internationally-leading University from Greece (National Kapodistrian University of Athens/Dept. of Chemistry) will ensure the knowledge and expertise transfer, help build new research alliances, and enrich, apart from Institute’s personnel, as well as young researchers' capacities from all members of the consortium. In order to achieve the Twinning call’s specific objectives the consortium of FunShield4Med will implement a comprehensive set of measures and activities, such as Short term staff exchanges and expert visits, Training workshops, Seminars, Summer schools, and Dissemination and outreach activities. In addition to the specific objectives of Twinning, a comprehensive research project is foreseen focusing on mycotoxigenic spoilage fungi and mycotoxins in relation to one main EU entry point (Greece) for imports from the South and East (African and Asian countries), to facilitate appropriate surveillance of commodities where mycotoxin contamination may increase because of climate change (CC) factors. This will minimize exposure of consumer to these toxins and will provide benefits in traceability of both emerging and modified forms of mycotoxins in staple food and drink chains in the context of CC scenarios.