MYCOSPEC

Novel infrared spectroscopic tools for mycotoxin determination in foodstuffs for increased food safety

Coordinatore	INNOVACIO I RECERCA INDUSTRIAL I SOSTENIBLE SL    more  Organization address address: AVENIDA DEL CANAL OLIMPIC 15 PARC MEDITERRANI DE LA TECNOLOGIA EDIFICIO C4 BLOQUE ANEXO PLANTA BAJA city: Castelldefels postcode: 8860 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Carlos Cognome: Pradera Email: send email Telefono: 34935542500
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

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
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 city: Castelldefels postcode: 8860 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Carlos Cognome: Pradera Email: send email Telefono: 34935542500	ES (Castelldefels)	coordinator	46˙075.76
2	FULLWELL MILL LIMITED  Organization address address: NORTH HYLTON ROAD - SOUTHWICK IND ESTATE UNIT 5D city: SUNDERLAND postcode: SR5 3TX contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Michelle Cognome: King Email: send email Telefono: 441915000000	UK (SUNDERLAND)	participant	361˙248.60
3	MG OPTICAL SOLUTIONS GMBH  Organization address address: HAUPSTRASSE 35C city: ERESING postcode: 86922 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Saskia Cognome: Stolz Email: send email Telefono: +49819321 26 10	DE (ERESING)	participant	280˙484.20
4	Nome Ente NON disponibile  Organization address address: Marxergasse 2 city: Vienna postcode: 1030 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Rainer Cognome: Svacinka Email: send email Telefono: +43 1 70772020	AT (Vienna)	participant	246˙260.00
5	CERVESES LA GARDENIA SL  Organization address address: Polig. Industrial Les Roques Roges Nau 3 city: Alcover postcode: 43640 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Anna Cognome: Mir Email: send email Telefono: 34877001026	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 city: ANKARA postcode: 6680 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Melek Cognome: Us Email: send email Telefono: 903124000000	TR (ANKARA)	participant	45˙076.28
7	UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN  Organization address address: Gregor Mendel Strasse 33 city: WIEN postcode: 1180 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Renate Cognome: Hormann Email: send email Telefono: 43227300000000	AT (WIEN)	participant	15˙800.00
8	UNIVERSITAET ULM  Organization address address: HELMHOLTZSTRASSE 16 city: ULM postcode: 89081 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Michaela Cognome: Schuhmacher Email: send email Telefono: 497315000000	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.