People are demanding higher quality food that tastes better and stays fresher for longer. Also, foodbourne disease outbreaks are a constant treat that needs vigiliance to prevent and control. The European project SUIT4FOOD is training the next generation of food technologists. Two post-graduate students from the University of Malta (UM) have been selected to participate in this workshop in Athens (15-19 April, 2019). They will be accompanied by two UM resident academics, Prof. Vasilis Valdramidis and Dr Edward Duca.
SUIT4FOOD was set up to bring together teaching and industrial staff who are currently working on different aspects of food technologies, food safety, kinetic modelling, harmonisation of global food safety regulations and legislation, public engagement for food technology uptake, knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship development.
The workshop will contribute to the development of sound Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), optimisation of alternative sustainable intervention technologies for food processing, transferring knowledge to industry to support food industry and food management (traceability, food safety). The activities of SUIT4FOOD will ensure further visibility of UM students’ capabilities to the Industrial world.
SUIT4FOOD (Sustainable Intervention Technologies for controlling food Safety and Stability) is a UM project funded by ERASMUS+ Key Action 2: Strategic Partnerships of the European Union funded by EUPA. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
