Date: 21/09/2015

"Innovative and Sustainable Food Packaging Technologies"

Projects funded by the EU FP7 Framework

Workshop and Stakeholder Discussion

06. October 2015

EU Pavillion

EXPO Milan 2015

Organised by

DG Research and Innovation

Directorate F – Bioeconomy

Unit F.3 – Agri-Food Chain

Johanna Trieb

Agenda

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Innovative and Sustainable Food Packaging & Manufacturing Technologies

10:00 – 10:30

30'

Registration & Welcome Coffee

10:30 – 10:45 15' Introduction

Ms Johanna Trieb – DG RTD

CHALLENGE 1: How can we ensure safety & quality of packaged foods?

10:45 – 11:00

15'

IQ-FRESHLABEL

Smart labels that monitor safety & quality

Mrs Marie Shrestha – ttzBILB

11:00 – 11:15 15'

QUAFETY

Comprehensive approach to enhance quality & safety of ready-to-eat fresh products

Mr Giancarlo Colelli – UNIFG

11:15 – 11:30 15'

FOODSNIFFER Portable on-the-spot food safety analysis

Mr Eric Smith – TrustFood

11:30 – 12:00 30' Q&A

All

CHALLENGE 2: How can we improve packaging technologies?

12:00 – 12:15 15' PicknPack

Robotic systems for automated packaging

Mr Erik Pekkeriet – WUR

12:15 – 12:30 15' SAFETYPACK Laser gas sensors for RT quality monitoring

Mr Luca Poletto – CNR-IFN

12:30 – 12:45 15' SUSFOFLEX

Temperature sensor for cold chain monitoring

Mr Geza Toth – UOulu

12:45 – 13:25 40' Q&A All

13:25 – 13:30

5'

Wrap-up and intro to Afternoon Session

Ms Johanna Trieb – DG RTD

13:30 – 14:30

60' Lunch Break

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CHALLENGE 3: How can we ensure sustainable use of resources?

14:30 – 14:45 15' BIOCOPAC Biolacquer out of tomato peels

Mrs Angela Montanari – SSICA &

Mr Sebastiano Brenni – SALCHI METALCOAT

14:45 – 15:00 15' N-CHITOPACK

Waste-derived chitin to make films

Mr Pierfrancesco Morganti – MAVI

15:00 – 15:15 15' SUCCIPACK

Packaging of polybutylene succinate

Mr Christophe Cotillon – ACTIA

15:15 – 15:30 15' Q&A

All

DEMONSTRATIONS

15:30 – 17:00 90'

WHEYLAYER II Biopolymer out of whey protein

Mrs Urška Sušnik-Pivk – Lajovic TUBA

EcoBioCAP Bio-packaging

Mrs Nathalie Gontard – INRA

Dibbiopack Bio-based materials & smart tech

Mrs Berta Gonzalvo – AITIIP

SUSFOFLEX PLA packaging materials

Ethanol sensor for food quality monitoring

Mrs Giorgia Spigno – UNICATT Mr Himadri Majumdar – VTT

(Mr Geza Toth – UOulu)

+ IQ-FRESHLABEL, PicknPack, SAFETYPACK, BIOCOPAC, SUCCIPACK (speakers listed above)

17:00 – 17:30

30'

Final discussion

All

17:30 – 17:45 15'

Conclusion

Ms Johanna Trieb – DG RTD

18:00 – ….

Aperitivo