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FOODGUARD Workshop at Meat Days 24 in Athens, Greece

A workshop entitled "Modern technologies and mapping up to digital management of the microbiome, at the service of meat quality & safety control during processing"co-organised by the Association of Greek Meat Processing Industries – (SEVEK), the Institute of Meat Products and the EU Project FOODGUARD (coordinated by the Agricultural University of Athens), on Saturday 9/11/2024 in the context of Exhibition MEAT DAYS 2024, in Athens, Greece.  


The workshop included an extensive presentation of the research within the FOODGUARD (EU Project - 101136542), on the Meat Microbiome: from its mapping to digital management for the quality and safety of meat products. 


Specifically, Prof. George-John Nychas explained the role of food microbiome and its applications, combined with digital solutions to minimize food loss and waste. The "FoodGuard" project explores the activities of the microbiome, deciphered by sensors, ‘omics’ and the contribution of artificial intelligence for the "real-time" evaluation of the quality and safety of meat and its products.


Prof. Panagiotis Skandamis, presented the smart meat packaging with labels TTIs and OLEDs, the required steps for its application and adoption by the industry, always in compliance with the existing legislation and with the aim of improving the business competitiveness.


Dr. Chrysoula Tassou, referred to the biopreservation of meat products, with the use of microorganisms and/or their metabolites and the possibilities of their application by the industry, while Prof. Nikos Chorianopoulos, presented the implementation of Blockchain technology and the digital tracking of meat and its products, the benefits for the companies, the environment, the consumer and the society in general.




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Project info

Starting date: 1st January 2024

Duration: 36 months

Coordinator: George-John Nychas, Agricultural University of Athens

Consortium: 21 partners from 11 European countries

More info at CORDIS

The FOODGUARD project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101136542.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or [the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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