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5 TNO Nutrition and Food Research
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P.O.Box 360, 3700 AJ Zeits, The Netherlands
Tel + 31 30 6944943
Fax +31 30 6944901
E-mail: notermans@voeding.tno.nl
Website: http://www.voeding.tno.nl

Role and Contribution

Participant 5 leads WP 2 and contributes to the WP1, WP2, WP5 and WP6. The contribution comprises the following objectives of the project:

  • Modelling the effect of dynamic storage conditions on meat pathogens and spoilage bacteria.
  • Validation of existing models targeted on specific meat products.
  • Collecting basic data on prevalence/concentration of pathogens and spoilage organisms as basis for proper risk assessment.
  • Combining validated pathogen growth models with data on prevalence/concentration, dose-response realtionship, etc.
  • Establishment of and updating of an internetsite
  • Evaluation and assessing industry acceptance of the TTI
  • Identification of consumer response.

Workplan

WP1 Evaluation of existing models

Collecting growth data, etc.  

WP2 Collecting data and development of database of prevalence and concentration of important pathogenic organisms and spoilage organisms on meat products in Europe.

Collecting data and development database on meat storage conditions in Europe

Database on European consumption patters

Assess risk of meat products at the time of consumption using a probabilistic approach based on microbial prevalence and concentration, meat chill chain conditions and validated predictive models from predictive software and WP1 and dose-response from state of art epidimiological data

Establishing of an internet site  

WP5 Application research on SMAS.  
WP6 Collecting data consumers attitudes

Inquiring industrial acceptance of the TTI  



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Selected References

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EC FIFTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME - Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources - Project QLK1-2002-02545