MYCOSPEC
Novel infrared spectroscopic tools for mycotoxin determination in foodstuffs for increased food safety
| Coordinatore | INNOVACIO I RECERCA INDUSTRIAL I SOSTENIBLE SL
Organization address
address: AVENIDA DEL CANAL OLIMPIC 15 PARC MEDITERRANI DE LA TECNOLOGIA EDIFICIO C4 BLOQUE ANEXO PLANTA BAJA contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Spain [ES] |
| Totale costo | 1˙525˙486 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙158˙775 € |
| Programma | FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs |
| Code Call | FP7-SME-2012 |
| Funding Scheme | BSG-SME |
| Anno di inizio | 2013 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2013-11-01 - 2015-10-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
INNOVACIO I RECERCA INDUSTRIAL I SOSTENIBLE SL
Organization address
address: AVENIDA DEL CANAL OLIMPIC 15 PARC MEDITERRANI DE LA TECNOLOGIA EDIFICIO C4 BLOQUE ANEXO PLANTA BAJA contact info |
ES (Castelldefels) | coordinator | 46˙075.76 |
| 2 |
FULLWELL MILL LIMITED
Organization address
address: NORTH HYLTON ROAD - SOUTHWICK IND ESTATE UNIT 5D contact info |
UK (SUNDERLAND) | participant | 361˙248.60 |
| 3 |
MG OPTICAL SOLUTIONS GMBH
Organization address
address: HAUPSTRASSE 35C contact info |
DE (ERESING) | participant | 280˙484.20 |
| 4 |
Nome Ente NON disponibile
Organization address
address: Marxergasse 2 contact info |
AT (Vienna) | participant | 246˙260.00 |
| 5 |
CERVESES LA GARDENIA SL
Organization address
address: Polig. Industrial Les Roques Roges Nau 3 contact info |
ES (Alcover) | participant | 149˙638.60 |
| 6 |
TUERKIYE SUET ET GIDA SANAYICILERI VE UERETICILERI BIRLIGI DERNEGI
Organization address
address: MUSTAFA KEMAL MAHALLESI 2125 SOK A BLOK 6/8 contact info |
TR (ANKARA) | participant | 45˙076.28 |
| 7 |
UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN
Organization address
address: Gregor Mendel Strasse 33 contact info |
AT (WIEN) | participant | 15˙800.00 |
| 8 |
UNIVERSITAET ULM
Organization address
address: HELMHOLTZSTRASSE 16 contact info |
DE (ULM) | participant | 14˙192.38 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Mycotoxins are contaminants produced by fungi that infest food crops and processed foods. Mycotoxins enter the food chain via infected crops that are either directly consumed by humans or indirectly ingested as a consequence of crops as an animal feed ingredient. These toxins have been linked to human oesophageal cancer, equine leukoencephalomalacia, and toxic feed syndrome in poultry, and pulmonary edema in pigs. In recent years, research on cumulative risks, exposure, and long-term effects has raised awareness for the control of such health risks. Due to the potential danger of such carcinogens to humans and livestock, strict regulatory controls determine the sale and use of mycotoxin-containing foods. Resulting, grain and other foodstuff buyers increasingly demand more rigorous and timely food safety testing. Failure to achieve a satisfactory performance may lead to unacceptable consignments being accepted or satisfactory batches being unnecessarily rejected. However, quantitative and rapid analysis of these toxins is difficult with analytical results prone to vary between laboratories, sometimes by orders of magnitude. The MYCOSPEC project will develop an innovative tool based on infrared spectroscopic fingerprinting techniques for the rapid on-site diagnosis of fungal diseases at the surface of foods or in liquid foodstuffs such as e.g., homogenized foodstuff or beverages. The envisaged approach will enable the development of a compact yet highly sensitive tool, which will ensure that larger volumes of the cereals and foodstuffs can be probed, sensitively detected, and quantified. The high information content of infrared spectroscopic analysis combined with multivariate calibration and data classification will provide a novel approach for rapid, high-throughput monitoring of plant main components obtaining rapid information on crop quality and safety essential for screening systems in the food and feed sector.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
A group of researchers and small businesses are building a prototype infrared scanner that can quickly detect mycotoxin contamination in cereals and other foodstuffs.