The overall objective of this project is to strengthen the position of the national consortium METROFOOD-RO as an integral part of the pan-European infrastructure METROFOOD-RI, as a research hub oriented towards the actors of the food system and ensuring its long-term sustainability. METROFOOD-RI - (www.metrofood.eu) is a distributed European Research Infrastructure, designed to promote scientific excellence in the field of food quality and safety that provides users with scientific and metrology services in food for food companies and consumers. It comprises a cross-section of interdisciplinary and interlinked areas along the food value chain - sustainable development, food safety, quality, traceability and authenticity closely linked to human, animal, plant and environmental health. METROFOOD-RI is organized in two components, as follows: a) a physical infrastructure – made up of a team