Objective Meat and poultry products are vehicles for millions of cases of foodborne illness globally each year. Controlling pathogens such as campylobacter, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, and Yersinia enterocolitica, is a primary goal for industry. Additionally, processors are constantly striving to lengthen product shelf life. However, consumer aversion to traditional chemical preservatives has left processors with less flexibility in choosing preservation methods. This has opened up a technological gap where process innovation is required and a major business opportunity presents itself for the development of a non-thermal, novel food preservation system to control foodborne pathogens associated with meat and poultry.This project will develop a continuous in-package decontamination and shelf-life extension system for meat based on Non-thermal plasma (NTP), offering antimicrobial efficacy without the use of chemical sanitizers and which is non-invasive, leaves zero residues and does not adversely affect product quality. Preliminary studies with NPT on meat products, point to rapid inactivation of pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms associated with meat, resulting in significant extensions of shelf-life (an additional 5 days). A laboratory test-rig system will be optimised for its antimicrobial efficacy for in-package decontamination of both red and white meats. Shelf life extension, along with organoleptic and nutritional properties of treated meat will be evaluated. The results will then be scaled up to pre-commercial level and validated in the industry paving the way forward for rapid post-project industrialisation.A critical advantage of this world-first technology for the meat industry is the In-package treatment, which is desired by the food industry as this approach mitigates against recontamination and provides increased shelf-life. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiology Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2013-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2013 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator IRIS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA EU contribution € 45 130,70 Address CARRETERA D ESPLUGUES 39 41 08940 CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT Spain See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Carlos Pradera (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Stephens Fresh Foods Ltd United Kingdom EU contribution € 319 242,00 Address REVENGE ROAD 53 UNITS 20/21 LORDSWOOD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE ME5 8UD CHATHAM See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alan Davies (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EMBUTIDOS DAZA SL Spain EU contribution € 149 630,00 Address CALLE ESTORIL 1 08210 BARBERA DEL VALLES See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alicia Daza (Mrs) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE FOOD MACHINERY COMPANY LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 224 605,00 Address FENN CORNER ST MARY HOO ME3 8RF ROCHESTER See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Lee Gapper (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KAMEA ELECTRONICS SRO Slovakia EU contribution € 144 675,00 Address NIKOLA TESLU 17 921 01 PIESTANY See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ladislav Kusenda (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data Holfeld Plastics Limited Ireland EU contribution € 172 965,00 Address Avoca River Park, Arklow, Co. Wicklow Arklow See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ted Okeefe (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data IRISH COUNTRY MEATS (SHEEPMEAT) UNLIMITED COMPANY Ireland EU contribution € 66 970,00 Address BAYLANDS - CAMOLIN ENNISCORTHY WEXFORD See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Fionnuala Cosgrove (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITIUID TEICNEOLAIOCHTA BHAILE ATHA CLIATH Ireland EU contribution € 11 840,00 Address GRANGEGORMAN LOWER D07 H6K8 DUBLIN See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jean Cahill (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT Denmark EU contribution € 18 421,00 Address GREGERSENSVEJ 1 2630 Taastrup See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Susanne Støier (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
