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Monitoring the food cold chain in Europe: Development of a database tool and field test validation E. Gogou, E. Derens, G. Alvarez, G. Katsaros, E. Dermesonluoglu and P. Taoukis National Technical University of Athens, School of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Technology, Athens, Greece National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture (IRSTEA), Antony, France Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Food cold chain  Post-harvest/processing food losses and waste: about 25% of the food production worldwide  60% the food we consume is chilled  10% the food we consume is frozen The main shelf-life determining post-processing parameter in chilled/frozen food products is temperature Cold chain management tools & Temperature control throughout the cold chain  Reducing food losses and food waste in post harvest/post processing of foods  To minimize perishable foods that are lost before consumption 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Taking cold chain’s temperature  “What if” scenarios  Regulations  Supply chain systems: FIFO 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Taking cold chain’s temperature How weak is the cold chain Which stage is the weakest link A chain is as strong as it’s What is the impact on food quality weakest link and shelf life 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Objective  Develop a comprehensive database of the cold chain in Europe  Monitoring the food cold chain through focused field tests in Europe  Assess food quality at different stages of the supply chain FRISBEE: European Union funded 4-year Project F ood R efrigeration I nnovations for S afety, consumers’ B enefit, E nvironmental impact and E nergy optimization along the cold chain in Europe 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Cold Chain Database development Cold Chain Data Collection Data from all stages of the cold chain (from production to consumption) were collected along the supply chain for products in different European regions.  Consortium own data  Published data  Industry and cold chain parties (distributors, retailers)  Associations  Research projects 10200 5560 8000 3230 4430 profiles profiles profiles profiles profiles Data collection On going… 01/2014 11/2012 03/2013 10/2011 04/2012 progress… 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Where can I find the Cold Chain Database? www.frisbee-project.eu www.frisbee-project.eu/coldchaindb 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Cold Chain Database 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Cold Chain Database 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Cold Chain Database….in numbers! 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Cold Chain Database….in numbers! 40 % of the number of records 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Cold Chain Database tools: Visualize & manage your own data Search within almost 10.500 profiles of the European Food Cold Chain Database 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Cold Chain Database tools: Build Cold Chain Scenario Profiles Visualize & manage your own data Build Cold Chain Scenario Profiles Search within almost 10.500 profiles of the European Food Cold Chain Database 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Cold Chain Database tools: Determine food product quality Visualize & manage your own data Determine food product quality along the cold chain Search within almost 10.5000 profiles of the European Food Cold Chain Database Cold Chain Predictor Software 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Cold Chain Database tools: Cold Chain Predictor Software 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Field Test in Cold Chain in European Markets Expanding the Cold Chain Database Food Product and Formulation Countries Involved  Meat products (smoked ham, turkey slices)  Incorporate miniature temperature recorders inside the food product UK The Netherlnads  From production to consumer Hungary refrigerator France Greece 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Field Test conducted in Greece FOOD PRODUCT  Product: Smoked turkey slices  Shelf life: 2 months  Packaging: An outside plastic transparent container within which the slices are placed in vacuum packed (skin packed) in a second film FIELD TEST DESIGN  Conducted in June, 2012  240 products, 24 supermarket stores, 12 cities in Greece DATALOGGER  Mini Nomad RFID temperature logger  Omega Engineering Inc. 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Field Test Design-Greece Field Test Cold Chain Stages Production/Production Warehouse ~12 hours Distribution Warehouse 2 distribution centers Supermarket Warehouse and Display 24 supermarkets stores in 12 cities Consumer transport Consumer domestic refrigerator 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Field Test Photos 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Field test time temperature profiles Complete Cold Chain-Retrieved profile Distribution Transportation Center by consumer 20 Transportation to Transportation to supermarket Distribution Center 18 16 Production Supermarket Supermarket Outlet Consumer domestic 14 Warehouse (open fridge) refrigerator Temperature (oC) Warehouse 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Time (days) 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Field test time temperature profiles 20 20 DL051 DL153 15 15 o C) o C) Temperature ( Temperature ( 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Time (days) Time (days) 20 20 DL281 DL351 15 15 o C) o C) Temperature ( Temperature ( 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 0 10 20 30 40 50 Time (days) Time (days) 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens

Field test time temperature profiles 20 20 DL284 DL244 15 15 o C) o C) Temperature ( Temperature ( 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 0 10 20 30 40 Time (days) Time (days) 20 20 DL298 DL272 15 15 o C) o C) Temperature ( Temperature ( 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 0 10 20 30 40 Time (days) Time (days) 3 rd ISEKI_Food Conference Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology 21-23 May, 2014, Athens, Greece School of Chemical Engineering - National Technical University of Athens