FOODWEB
Baltic environment, food and health: from habits to awareness
- Thematic cluster:
- Wellbeing
- Programme:
- Central Baltic Programme
- Priority:
- 3. Attractive and dynamic societies
- Direction of support:
- Improving living conditions and social inclusion
- Duration:
- Jan 2011 - Dec 2013 (3 years, 0 months)
- Total funding:
- 1 541 080 €
- ERDF funding:
- 1 242 330 €
- Website:
- http://foodweb.ut.ee
Development idea
The Baltic Sea has been exposed to an extensive chemicals use since the beginning of industrialisation, and its marine environment has suffered a long history of contamination. For this reason, the Baltic Sea has often been referred to as the most polluted sea in the world. A large variety of substances exceed the threshold levels set by various organisations and countries. Many of these substances accumulate in the marine food chain and may cause risk to wildlife as well as to humans when consumed as food.
Aim of the project
The FOODWEB project set out to raise public awareness regarding the links between food quality and its origin.
Main project activities
The focus of the project was on the Baltic Sea and its surroundings. The project highlighted and interpreted the relationship between people, food and the environment in terms of not only how the state of the environment impacts our food and safety but also how human activities affect the environment. Through research collaboration, the partners opened up data sources for public use. As a result of the project new tools were developed to combine and interpret environmental impact and environmental risks to consumer food.
Partners
MTT Agrifood Research Finland
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- Kanta-Häme
- ERDF funding:
- 291 789 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 97 241 €
University of Tartu
- Country:
- Estonia
- Region:
- Lõuna – Eesti
- ERDF funding:
- 250 618 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 44 227 €
University of Latvia
- Country:
- Latvia
- Region:
- Riga
- ERDF funding:
- 225 250 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 39 750 €
Finnish Environment Institute
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- Uusimaa
- ERDF funding:
- 215 289 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 71 763 €
AHHAA Foundation Science Centre
- Country:
- Estonia
- Region:
- Lõuna – Eesti
- ERDF funding:
- 259 382 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 45 773 €
Results
Webtools on food quality, people and the environment
The webtools deals with food quality and its origin as well as its impacts on people and the environment.
Webtool
Foodplate (ENG)
Toidutaldrik (EST)
Ateriasovellus (FIN)
Pārtikas šķīvis (LAT)
Additional material relating to the webtool Foodplate:
Foodplate - how to make reasonable choices - background paper (ENG)
Toidutaldrik - kuidas teha mõistlikke valikuid? (EST)
Ruokalautanen-verkkosovellus - miten tehdä järkeviä valintoja? (FIN)
Tīmekļa lietojumprogramma Pārtikas šķīvis - kā izdarīt saprātīgas izvēles? (LAT)
Foodplate evaluation tool 1.08 beta (ENG)
Contaminants in food (ENG)
Saasteained toidus (EST)
Vierasaineet (FIN)
Fishing calculator (ENG)
Kalastetun kalan LCA (FIN)
Additional material on life cycle of ketchup:
Ketšupi olelusring (EST)
Ketsupin elinkaari (FIN)
Kečupa dzīves cikls (LAT)
Life cycle of ketchup (FIN, EST, LAT)
Educational material relating to food quality, people and the environment
The materials demonstrate how the environment effects our food and health, and also how human activity affects the environment.
Baltic environment, food and health: from habits to awareness. Teachers handbook (ENG)
Collective learning in Basic schools on Food and Nutrition (ENG)
Läänemere keskkond, toit ja tervis: harjumustest teadlikkuseni. Õpetaja käsiraamat (EST)
Itämeren ympäristö, ruoka ja terveys: tavoista tietoisuuteen (FIN)
Baltijas vide, pārtika un veselība: no paradumiem līdz izpratnei (LAT)
An exhibition showing the relation between food, people and the environment
“Aha, Red Herring!” is a completely unique and fun exhibition on the Baltic Sea, food production and consumption.
The aim of the exhibition is to show the relationship between people, food and the environment by using interactive exhibits. The message the project wants to send out to the people visiting this exhibition is to be aware of one's everyday food choices, because every step in food production and consumption will leave a mark on the environment and on our own health. The exhibition is divided into three parts: energy in food, food production and Baltic Sea environment. There are eleven exhibits with information stands and three general information columns to lead in the exhibition parts. The exhibition was open From June until October 2013 in science centre AHHAA (Tartu, Estonia). Since November 2013 it is available for renting.
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Information material on the relation between food, people and the environment
Various reports giving information about the relation between food, people and the environment.
The Baltic environment, food and health: from habits to awareness - full version (ENG)
The Baltic environment, food and health: from habits to awareness - summary version (ENG)
FOODWEB Consumer Awareness Study (ENG)
Ympäristö lautasella (FIN)
