Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are alternative food chains that have gained ground and contribute to the global food system's sustainable transition. To explore how to enhance their capacity to act and benefit society at large, we turned to scholarly and policy work on Social Innovation (SI). We concentrated on understanding what SI in SFSCs is a...

By Eugenia Petropoulou, Theo Benos, Irini Theodorakopoulou, Constantine Iliopoulos, Alessandra Castellini, Vilma Xhakollari, Maurizio Canavari, Annarita Antonelli, Damiano Petruzzella

A sustainable Short Food Supply Chain (SFSC) requires collaboration among all actors, which nowadays is facilitated by information and communication technologies (ICT). However, not all SFSC stakeholders network with others in this way, and it is not clear what will draw them to ICT interaction. A simple, user-friendly website, the SMARTCHAIN Innov...

By Foteini Chrysanthopoulou, Marieke Lameris, Gunter Greil, Dusan Vudragovic

This paper explores the challenges in meeting the regulatory requirements of short food supply chains in 9 European countries based upon findings from the European H2020 3-year project "SMARTCHAIN". The assessments of the barriers that small food producers face in meeting different regulatory requirements are presented. Drawing on the results of 10...

By Lazar Živković, Mirjana B. Pešić, Hanna Schebesta, Viktor A. Nedović

Atmospheric cold plasma is an innovative, non-thermal technology. It has shown promising results for a broad range of food processing applications. On the basis of those facts, it has prompted growing attention in the scientific community.  This paper reviews the literature generation trends surrounding atmospheric cold plasma technology. A bi...

By Dragan Vujadinović

Escherichia coli O157 detection limits in artificially contaminated beef and cattle faeces samples were determined using Dynabeads anti E. coli O157 immunomagnetic beads, VIDAS-UP, VIDAS-ICE, and real-time PCR (GeneDisc and LightCycler) systems. Dynabeads anti-E. coli O157 immunomagnetic separation (IMS) and the GeneDisc cycler were the most sensit...

By Hilda Nyati, Annet Heuvelink, Caroliene Van Heerwaarden, Ans Zwartkruis

One of the main requirements for modern technologies is to expand the range of meat products by creating combined products with a balanced composition of food and biologically active substances. The purpose of the study was to develop a technology for the production of such combined meat products. The research used secondary meat raw materials of t...

By Natalia Gizatova, Albert Gizatov, Liliya Zubairova, Irina Mironova, Azat Nigmatyanov, Yuliya Chernyshenko, Alexey Pleshkov

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

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Lactobacillus spp. are lactic acid bacteria which have important implications for the food industry due to their fermentation capacities. The aims of this research were to produce fermented goat milks with Lactobacillus plantarum B7 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus D1, isolated from Brazilian artisanal cheeses, and to evaluate their physico-chemical, mi...

By Gustavo L. C. Valente, Leonardo B. Acurcio, Ranier C. Figueiredo, Felipe M. Sant'Anna, Rommel F. Brito, Luigi P. V. Freitas, Andréia M. Silva, Marcelo R. Souza, Cláudia F. A. M. Penna

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