Objective
SUSCLEAN will contribute to the development and implementation of a new generation of environment-friendly equipment sanitation and food product decontamination technologies ensuring food safety. Susclean is focused on minimally-processed vegetables (MPV) i.e. vegetables physically altered from their original form by slicing and cutting but remaining in a fresh state. We will develop knowledge, methods and tools aimed to; a) design new decontamination approaches for MPV and sanitation strategies for their processing equipment along the supply chain; b) propose guidance and recommendations to renew the best available processing techniques (BAT); c) consider the impact of sanitation and decontamination strategies in line with the Directive on Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC) 2008/1/CE, and d) improve the hygienic design of equipment for the fresh-cut product industry.
The hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) method will be carried out from post-harvest to processing, taking into account shelf-life after packaging. For each critical point considered, we will study the microbial colonisation patterns, improve the equipment geometry and surface features, and propose innovative and/or optimised current sanitation and decontamination strategies. This will lead to holistic cleaning and disinfecting strategies combining the design of alternative equipment geometries and surfaces (preventive), proposals for innovative cleaning techniques (curative) and application of alternative disinfecting agents (remediation).
These achievements will lead to reduction of the use of water and chemicals (chlorine) up to 20-50%, whilst ensuring food safety, sustainable practices and preserving fresh-cut food European quality and competitiveness. A well-balanced partnership has been built with research institutes and industries (SMEs and one end-user large corporation). 40% of the budget will be devoted to SMEs.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safety
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growing
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryhalogens
- natural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometry
Call for proposal
FP7-KBBE-2011-5
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Coordinator
75007 Paris
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Participants (21)
46980 Paterna Valencia
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1096 Budapest
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GL55 6LD Chipping Campden
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80686 Munchen
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3721 MA Bilthoven
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38106 Braunschweig
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4099-002 Porto
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75013 PARIS
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62217 TILLOY LES MOFFLAINES
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5251 ZB Vlijmen
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23569 Luebeck
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1348 LOUVAIN LA NEUVE
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29196 QUIMPER
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29800 LANDERNEAU
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6708 PW Wageningen
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69290 GREZIEU-LA-VARENNE
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GU3 1LR Guildford
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59260 Lezennes
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50000 Saint Lo
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7630 133 ODEMIRA
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29450 SIZUN
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