Predictive microbiology for assessing microbiological shelf-life of foods
A predictive microbiology solution to evaluate the microbiological shelf-life of foods, reducing costs and speeding up product development. It ensures safety and compliance with standards through bacterial growth prediction and laboratory validation.
Overview
This innovative solution leverages predictive microbiology to assess the microbiological shelf-life of food products, enhancing product safety and compliance with regulations. By predicting bacterial growth under specific conditions, this approach reduces the need for extensive laboratory testing, thereby decreasing costs and accelerating the development of new food products. Complementary laboratory tests ensure comprehensive validation of results.
Technical specifications
Key Features:
- Predictive modeling to estimate bacterial growth and shelf-life.
- Evaluation of various bacteria, including pathogenic and spoilage types.
- Assessment of formulation or process changes on bacteriological shelf-life.
- Analysis of cold chain integrity on product quality.
- Steps include data collection on product conditions, bacteria characteristics, software selection, and eventual laboratory validation.
Technology readiness level
This technology is at TRL 6, having been validated in relevant environments with ongoing development to integrate laboratory test protocols for comprehensive validation.
About Ex Seed
Founded in 2023, Ex Seed is a deep-tech food startup from Bulgaria focusing on plant protein innovation. The founders combined chemical engineering expertise with a sustainability ethos to tackle waste from sunflower oil production – a significant industry in Eastern Europe. Ex Seed is part of an incubator program and is gaining attention for promoting sunflower protein as the next big plant protein.
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