Safe Use Options for Contaminated Batches (deactivators, biogas, bioethanol)
Abstract
MyToolBox mobilises a multi-actor partnership with 50% industry participation (farmers, technology SME, food/feed industry), as well as academia and policy stakeholders, to develop novel interventions aimed at achieving at least a 20% reduction in crop losses due to biological (fungal) and mycotoxin contamination. Cutting edge research will result in new interventions, which will be integrated together with existing measures (such as HACCP & GAP) in a web-based Toolbox that will guide the end-user as to the most effective measure(s) to be taken to reduce crop losses taking account of individual circumstances such as geographical location, climatic conditions, land-use, crop management & storage and intended end-use. We will focus on small grain cereals, maize, peanuts and dried fruit (figs), applicable to agricultural conditions in EU and China. Crop losses using existing practices will be compared with crop losses after novel pre-harvest interventions including investigation of genetic-resistance to fungal infection, cultural control, replacement of conventional fungicides with novel bio-pesticides (organic-farming compliant), competitive biocontrol treatment and development of forecasting models to predict mycotoxin contamination at an early stage. Research into post-harvest measures including real-time monitoring during storage, innovative sorting of crops using vision-technology and novel milling technology will enable cereals with higher levels of mycotoxin contamination to be processed without breaching regulatory limits in finished products. Research into the effects of baking on mycotoxin levels will provide better understanding of process factors used in mycotoxin risk assessment. Investigations will also extend to animal feed and novel uses of highly contaminated crops. Involvement of leading academic partners from China will aid in establishing international cooperation in mycotoxin research and in particular the initiation of a formal EU-China dialogue.
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Project staff
Günther Bochmann
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Günther Bochmann
guenther.bochmann@boku.ac.at
BOKU Project Leader
26.03.2016 - 29.02.2020
Sub Projectleader
01.03.2016 - 25.03.2016