Contact
Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UA, United Kingdom E-mail: jozsef@baranyi.plus.com Website: http://www.ifr.bbsrc.ac.uk
Role and Contribution
Participant 6 contributes to the following main objectives of the project:
- Modelling the effect of food structure, microbial interactions and dynamic
storage conditions on meat pathogens and spoilage bacteria.
- Combination of validated pathogen growth models with data on prevalence/concentration,
dose response and chill chain conditions for risk assessment with and without
SMAS application.
- Development of SMAS into a user-friendly computer software.
- Evaluation of the applicability and effectiveness of SMAS in real conditions
of meat distribution.
Participant 6 will provide a database protocol to collect and computerise microbiological
data. It will take part in the model development from data generated by all
involved partners. Particular attention will be payed to the experimental design,
to the problems in dynamic and competition modelling, and to the effect of history
on the bacterial growth.
Workplan
WP1
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provide guidance and criteria for the evaluation and validation of predictive models for the dominating pathogens of specific meat products
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WP2
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take part in the integration of predictive models into risk assessment studies
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WP4
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advise in the numerical algorithms used in the TTI based intelligent Safety Monitoring and Assurance System
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WP5
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take part in formulating the criteria for the validation of the Safety Monitoring and Assurance System (SMAS) in real chill chain studies
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Research Personnel
Qualifications
The Institute of Food Research is a leading food science centre in the United Kingdom, with ca 300 food scientist . It has ample of experience in participating in EU projects. Under the lead of Dr Jozsef Baranyi, who is also involved in the present project, the institute has been commissioned to coordinate the database behind the Food MicroModel, a Food Standard Agency funded large database on microbial responses to food environments.
Selected References
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