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CASCADE celebrates successFive years has passed since CASCADE started. During this time we have developed into a highly successful network of experts in food safety. Key to our success is our firm belief in collaboration, something that lays at heart of all CASCADE’s activities.
A few weeks ago we submitted our final report to the European Commission (EC). The report covers our achievements throughout the past five years, during which the EC has funded our work. A few highlights from the report are our shared scientific vision and research with a societal focus. Read more...
RESEARCHER OF THE MONTH:Professor Vincent Laudet, France
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"Thanks to CASCADE I now know so much more about risk assessment of chemical components and how important this is.
Before I joined CASCADE, I nearly knew what risk assessment work was, and today, after five years of working with all this experts from all over Europe, I do not only know very much more about risk assessment of chemical components, but also how broad and important this area is. Now I have many friends from different research areas thanks to CASCADE collaboration activities - researchers I never would have met otherwise.
Today, it is just for me to pick up the phone and contact a friend. And of course, the question about how chemical components affect our health is also of concern for me as a private person - researchers are consumers too!" |
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CASCADE - Ensuring baby food safety in Europe
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The major results emanating from the WP19 Baby food project is now published in a non-scientific paper.
The title is “CASCADE – ensuring baby food safety in Europe”,and the article is published in the last number (Issue 2) of Science and Technology, Public Service review.
Please have a look at Public Service here:
Public Service - Science and Technology Issue 2
If you would like to read the article, please find it as a two-pages pdf for free download here:
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Final report on the future of Networks of Excellence
New review about EDCs' involvement in metabolic disorders
This review highlights the accumulating data on the potential involvement of EDCs in metabolic disorders, with focus on the molecular mechanism of EDCs action:
Elucidatory about CASCADE research
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The CASCADE magazine highlights the unique features of the network such as the state-of-the-art research on endocrine disrupting contaminants in food. Moreover, the magazine informs about the CASCADE training courses, about collaborations with European and non-European research projects, and about future projects and visions.
During 2008, CASCADE has distributed more than 2000 paper pieces of the magazine among partner universities, journalists, EC representatives, authorities and others. In addition, the magazine has been distributed on meetings, conferences and symposia during the year.
Download CASCADE Magazine here (pdf 6Mb). |
Challenges in future European Endocrine Disruption research
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Finally, the Opinion paper from CASCADE Open Forum 2nd of October is finished.
The document is entitled “Challenges in future European endocrine disruption research – outlining identified research needs and opportunities” and is signed by representatives from the eight organizing projects.
These projects together encompass more than 170 research groups and more than 800 researchers from 20 different European countries. We present the actions required to fill the knowledge gaps in ED research.
Please read more about CASCADE Open Forum here. |
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Endocrine disruptors in Irish meat
Success for CASCADE communication course
WHO International Health Symposium
CASCADE presented a poster of the results of our research. Read more...
CASCADE Open Forum 2008 on Endocrine Disruption
ESOF 2008 with tapas themeWhat is in our food and how should we think to eat healthy and safe? That was the theme for the session CASCADE arranged together with CommNet during Euro Science Open Forum (ESOF) in Barcelona in July.
CASCADE partner Prof Nicolás Olea, gave a presentation about the necessity of an overall picture of food. Read more... |
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Statement in EDC research
Chemicals may increase breast cancer risk