Obiettivo In 2008 a WHO report on microbial safety in fresh produce prioritised leafy green vegetables as the highest priority in terms of fresh produce safety from a global perspective. It is critical that effective decontamination steps are in place to ensure consumer protection and confidence in fresh produce. There is thus a requirement to ensure microbiological safety during production of minimally processed fresh foods in order to reduce contaminants and control cross contamination events to maintain microbiological quality and safety. There is a clear need to provide fresh cut fruit and vegetables packers with an affordable, safe and effective method of offering microbiological safety assurance, while at the same time increasing shelf life and retention of nutritional quality.This project aims to develop a novel continuous in-pack decontamination system for fresh produce, by building on the results of past research that has been carried out by the Dublin Institute of Technology, whereby plasma technology has been effectively used for the in-pack decontamination of food products at laboratory scale. Plasma is widely used for industrial materials processing, and has recently shown promise as a decontamination tool, by injuring and inactivating pathogenic bacteria on inert food contact surfaces. A prototype in-pack decontamination system will be designed and built during the project, and its effectiveness for decontaminating fresh bagged lettuce, fruits and vegetables will be validated in industry. The system allows for short half-life radicals, such as singlet oxygen, to be generated within a sealed bag leading to microorganism inactivation, after which the confined gas returns to its original composition. The impact of the results hold benefits for consumer safety and confidence, extended shelf-life and increased demand for fresh produce, which will in turn impact on the competitiveness of fresh food processors. Campo scientifico natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriologyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growingnatural sciencesphysical sciencesplasma physicsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growing Programma(i) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Argomento(i) SME-2011-2 - Research for SME associations Invito a presentare proposte FP7-SME-2011 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento BSG-SME-AG - Research for SME associations/groupings Coordinatore IRIS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA Contributo UE € 64 177,00 Indirizzo CARRETERA D ESPLUGUES 39 41 08940 CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT Spagna Mostra sulla mappa Regione Este Cataluña Barcelona Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (10) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto POTRAVINARSKA KOMORA CESKE REPUBLIKY Cechia Contributo UE € 166 419,28 Indirizzo POCERNICKA 96 108 03 Praha 10 Mostra sulla mappa Regione Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Tipo di attività Other Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato FACHVERBAND DER NAHRUNGS UND GENUSSMITTELINDUSTRIE Austria Contributo UE € 369 848,66 Indirizzo ZAUNERGASSE 1 3 1030 WIEN Mostra sulla mappa Regione Ostösterreich Wien Wien Tipo di attività Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato TURKIYE SUT ET GIDA SANAYICILERI VEURETICILERI BIRLIGI DERNEGI Turchia Contributo UE € 58 552,79 Indirizzo MUSTAFA KEMAL MAHALLESI 2125 SOK A BLOK 6/8 06510 ANKARA Mostra sulla mappa Regione Batı Anadolu Ankara Ankara Tipo di attività Other Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato GOSPODARSKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE Slovenia Contributo UE € 293 532,09 Indirizzo DIMICEVA ULICA 13 1000 Ljubljana Mostra sulla mappa Regione Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Tipo di attività Other Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato FULLWELL MILL LIMITED Regno Unito Contributo UE € 337 494,34 Indirizzo NORTH HYLTON ROAD - SOUTHWICK IND ESTATE UNIT 5D SR5 3TX SUNDERLAND Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato NATURE'S BEST LIMITED Irlanda Contributo UE € 246 876,80 Indirizzo DONORE ROAD MATTHEWS LANE DROGHEDA Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato CITRUS LEVANTE, S.L. 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