Welcome to Q-PorkChains Industry Platform
Q-PorkChains is an EU funded project of the EU 6th Framework Program. It is the largest project, which is engaged in meat science. More than 50 organisations from 21 countries are working together for five years, from 2007-2011.
Q-PorkChains has a strong focus on innovation. Main breakthroughs which are expected along pork production chains include:
- Consumer & citizen demand
- Farm-level production systems
- Management of the pork chain & linkages throughout the pork chains
- Knowledge and technologies for product development in meat processing
- Quality control in the pork production chain.
The aim of the Q-PorkChains Industry Platform is to inform stakeholders of the European pork industry about innovative concepts of Q-PorkChains.
Besides this the Q-PorkChains Platform is in the process of creating and elaborating a supporting network for improvements in European pork production chains. The industry is invited to get involved and take part in this process.
This platform is hosted by GIQS e.V.
(Trans Border Integrated Quality Assurance) is a non-profit platform for international collaboration in research and development of industry, research institutions and public bodies of the agri and food sector.
Role of GIQS in Q-PorkChains:
- In collaboration with ACC is GIQS cooditing the implementing of results into practise. The application oriented research on chain aspects together with the industry is a major challenge of Q-PorkChains.
>> more... - GIQS takes on the role as βIndustry Liaison Officeβ, to inform the industry of the pork sector throughout entire Europe about the development and results of Q-PorkChains and to support their involvement in project activities.
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The Q-PorkChains Newsletter is published twice a year
Please follow the link to find out why the industry participate in Q-PorkChains.
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News
Expert workshop on animal health management took place in April 2008
Within the last few years requirements of the food industry have changed. According to new food...
Kickoff for Q-PorkChains weblog
The first discussion topic launched on the weblog is "Quality management in the pork production."...


