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NIRs computer vision system for detecting Anisakis in fish industrial processing lines

Descripción del proyecto

Tecnología espectral para detectar anisakis en el pescado

Las larvas del parásito anisakis, que suele encontrarse en organismos marinos, representan una amenaza para la salud humana. Pueden provocar anisakiasis, una enfermedad difícil de diagnosticar. El pescado bien hecho o previamente congelado evita el riesgo de infección por anisakis. Sin embargo, el consumo de productos de la pesca crudos o poco hechos va en aumento, los congeladores domésticos no pueden ofrecer las condiciones necesarias para eliminar el anisakis y algunos alérgenos bioquímicos que liberan sus larvas permanecen en el pescado. Los productores de pescado buscan tecnologías para detectar este nematodo en los productos de la pesca antes de que lleguen al mercado. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos AnisakFree propone una innovación basada en una tecnología espectral pionera que detecta la presencia de anisakis en las líneas de producción de pescado de forma totalmente automatizada.

Objetivo

European fishery products are worldwide recognised for being top-quality and fully safe. In terms of value, the EU is the fourth biggest producer including capture and aquaculture products. To maintain this leading position and excellent reputation, the EU must address new challenges in terms of productivity, quality and safety. Anisakis is a parasite that can be found in marine organisms. When humans accidentally ingest Anisakis larvae, it can cause Anisakiasis, a disease difficult to diagnose and with diverse symptoms such as chronic urticaria, gastric ulcers or even anaphylaxis. Anisakis-infection risk can be reduced is fish is well cooked or previously frozen before consumption. However, consumption of raw or undercooked fishery products is increasing and not all the domestic freezers can reach the required conditions for Anisakis elimination. Add to this, some biochemical allergens released by the Anisakis larvae remain in the fish flesh even after cooking or freezing. Given the difficulty of eliminating the risk, fish producers are looking for solutions that can detect Anisakis presence in fishery products before reaching the consumer, which will allow them to maintain high quality and safety standards. Based on state-of-the-art spectral technology, AnisakFree efficiently detects Anisakis presence in fish production lines, with no need for sample preparation, and in a completely automated way. AnisakFree users will benefit from avoid expenditure in control surveys (that, moreover, are only applied to specific samples and do not assure the safety of all the fishery products), to have a distinct competitive advantage in terms of quality and safety and to not risk their brand image. We have estimated that AnisakFree will be used by 240 fish operators by 2025, which will generate accumulated net profits valued at 7.9 M€ and 20 new job positions in DSOD.

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

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Convocatoria de subcontratación

H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1

Régimen de financiación

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Coordinador

DESARROLLO DE SENSORES OPTICOS DESLOCALIZADOS SL
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 50 000,00
Dirección
CALLE ALTAMIRANO 3 1 A
33003 OVIEDO ASTURIAS
España

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Pyme

Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.

Región
Noroeste Principado de Asturias Asturias
Tipo de actividad
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Enlaces
Coste total
€ 71 429,00