Sponsored by the European Commission, FP6 - Food Quality and Safety

The main goal of the CHILL-ON Integrated Project is the improvement of quality and safety information, transparency and traceability of the chilled/frozen food supply chain by developing cost effective technologies, devices and approaches for continuous monitoring and recording of the relevant data and processing the data for information management throughout the entire supply chain.

The Risk Assessment Work Package coordinated by WIT includes the following specific tasks: (i) Risk assessment of microbial and the development of a software tool; Implementation of novel/quantitative modules in the Decision Support System; (ii) Improvement of packaging design, transport and storage (3D models of heat and mass transfer including food structure and mixed culture modelling); (iii) Risk assessment for the Chill On concept; (iv) Supply Chain Assessment.

     
Temperature distribution in cod filets transported in a styrofoam box.