HighQ RTE

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HighQ RTE is a research project funded by the 6th Framework programme of the European Community. Innovative non thermal processing technologies are studied in aim to improve the quality and safety of ready-to-eat (RTE) meals.

HighQ RTE aims to improve the safety and quality of three representative categories of European ready-to-eat foods: ready-to-eat salads, fluid foods, and ready-to-eat vegetable based meals. In particular, the research will cover:

  • Photosensitization (PHOTO)
  • Pulsed Electric Fields technologies (PEF)
  • High Pressure Homogenization (HPH)
  • High Hydrostatic Pressure and packaging under CO2 atmosphere (HHPCO)

Project details:

  • Project Reference ID: FP6-FOOD-023140
  • Budget: € 3.454.615 whereof 2.070.00 research funding is received from the European Community's Sixth Framework Programme.
  • Participants: 15 organisations from 6 European countries
  • Duration: October 2006 – September 2009
  • Coordinator: Prof. Elisabetta Guerzoni, Università di Bologna – Food Science Department - UNIBO (Italy)

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