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Development of antimicrobial packaging solutions for the self-service area to improve safety and shelf life of meat and meat products
Collaborative Project
Contract period:
15.10.2012
- 14.10.2015
Budget:
1896210 Euro
Coordinating institution:
Institute of Animal Science
The aim of this project Safe Pack is to develop new antimicrobial packaging solutions for the self-service area, designed to improve the quality, shelf-life and safety of meat and meat products. For this purpose, sustainable active microbicidal (SAM) polymers will be further developed for the application as packaging materials in the meat sector (trays, absorbent inserts and packaging films) and characterized systematically. The project is divided into 5 work packages (WP): In WP1 the development and adaptation of SAM polymers for each field of application will take place. This includes procedural aspects of the polymer synthesis and purification, the chemical analysis and the dynamic mechanical characterization, the scale up for the provision of sample volumes and the investigation of possible degradation products during and after polymer processing. The packaging components produced in WP 1 will be continuously tested for their antimicrobial activities depend on product, process and environmental parameters (WP2). In WP3 pilot plant experiments will be conducted to explore the process parameters and to produce the packaging materials for the pilot studies. Furthermore, the pilot studies in the meat industry will be performed. In WP4 the economic efficiency of the materials will be measured by creating a cost-benefit analysis. WP5 covers the project management.
Collaborative Projects
Chemical and technical development of the SAM polymers
Leading institution:
Institut für Konstruktions- und Funktionsmaterialien
Research projects
- Collaborative project: Development of antimicrobial packaging solutions for the self-service area to improve safety and shelf life of meat and meat products – Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Development of antimicrobial packaging solutions for the self-service area to improve safety and shelf life of meat and meat products - Subproject 3
Testing of the antimicrobial profile of the samples
Leading institution:
Institute of Animal Science
Research projects
Pilot studies on selected materials
Leading institution:
Institut für Konstruktions- und Funktionsmaterialien
Research projects
- Collaborative project: Development of antimicrobial packaging solutions for the self-service area to improve safety and shelf life of meat and meat products – Subproject 4
- Collaborative project: Development of antimicrobial packaging solutions for the self-service area to improve safety and shelf life of meat and meat products - Subproject 6
- Collaborative project: Development of antimicrobial packaging solutions for the self-service area to improve safety and shelf life of meat and meat products - Subproject 7
- Collaborative project: Development of antimicrobial packaging solutions for the self-service area to improve safety and shelf life of meat and meat products - Subproject 8
- Collaborative project: Development of antimicrobial packaging solutions for the self-service area to improve safety and shelf life of meat and meat products - Subproject 9
- Collaborative project: Development of antimicrobial packaging solutions for the self-service area to improve safety and shelf life of meat and meat products - Subproject 10
- Collaborative project: Development of antimicrobial packaging solutions for the self-service area to improve safety and shelf life of meat and meat products - Subproject 11
Cost-benefit analysis
Leading institution:
Institute of Animal Science
Project management
Leading institution:
Institute of Animal Science
