The food & drink (F&D) sector in Europe ranks low in innovation and the European F&D industry has been losing importance in the global market. The food professionals, i.e., food scientists and technologists (FSTs), may not be meeting the varied demands of the sector. Here, we identify education, experience and skills of current FSTs and...

By KATHERINE FLYNN, BARBARA RUIZ BEJARANO, MAFALDA A.C. QUINTAS

This work examined the relationships between quality characteristics of raw milk and climatic conditions. Over a period of three years, a total of 5,065 samples were collected encompassing two types of farms. The quality characteristics analysed were titratable acidity (TA), total plate count (TPC) and somatic cells count (SCC). Climatic conditions...

By ILIJA DJEKIC, JELENA MIOČIONOVIĆ, MARIJA BOJČEVSKI, NADA ŠMIGIĆ, IGOR TOMAŠEVIĆ