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MOLOKO Final Review Meeting

Final Results, News, Technical MeetingsBy Sara Attanà28 June 2022Leave a comment

MOLOKO Final Review Meeting 28 June 2022 On 28 June 2022 the Moloko Final Review Meeting has been held in-person hosted by PARMALAT (parma,Italy): all partner representatives, the EC project Offier Elena Angiolini and the project technical monitors were present in this hybrid event. At the meeting the Project Coordinator, Stefano Toffanin and all Project…

The Final Results of MOLOKO Project are online now!

Final Results, NewsBy Sara Attanà22 June 2022Leave a comment

The Final Results of MOLOKO Project are online now! 22 June 2022 We are proud to inform you that the MOLOKO activities have been conducted under 10 Work Packages (WP) and have been completed. The strategy that guided the development of the project was the minimization of the number of feedback and loop actions between…

Work carried out during the first 30 months

Senza categoriaBy Sara Attanà21 June 2022Leave a comment

Work Packages Progress Work carried out during the first 30 months MOLOKO technology is effectively leading to innovation, in particular the use of microfluidics with a degree of automation in online applications (milking systems). The vast majority of rapid analytical commercial tests in the dairy industry are based on the same technology, lateral flow immunoassay.…

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5. Consumption

The early detection of contamination of food enabled by MOLOKO will increase food security, food safety, and the protection of health of consumers

4. Distribution

Problem:

The consumption of staphylococcus enterotoxin which rapidly grows in milk is considered one of the most common forms of bacterial foodborne outbreaks worldwide. The health implications of these hazards make up the need for an effective detection system, such as MOLOKO sensor.

Solution:

Raw milk distributors will be mostly affected by MOLOKO, as they will be able to ensure highest quality at cheaper costs. Milk and dairy products account for 5% of all incriminated foods in staphylococcal outbreaks in Europe.

3. Processing

Problem:

During industrial milk treatment and processing, one major issue is the quality control of nutritional parameters.

Solution:

The dairy industry checks for different contaminants and residues, pathogens and adulterants. MOLOKO will allow to detect the presence of alterations of milk in a cost effective and simple manner, so that the adulterated milk can be discarded before it is inserted in the processing line.

2. Bulk Milk handling and logistics

Problem:

One major issue in bulk milk handling is linked to the transportation of contaminated milk. Bulk milk handling also causes high costs due to road transport of milk which does not meet quality standards, and thus will be discarded at processing sites.

Solution:

The use of MOLOKO sensor as handheld device by food operators allows for early detection of contaminated milk tanks (before they are combined in the tanker) or contaminated whole tanks (before they are transported to milk processing facilities).

1. Production

Problem:

Most of the milk loss during production is due to dairy cow sickness, leading both to production of contaminated milk lots and the use of antibiotics to prevent and treat cow infections.

Solution:

MOLOKO will allow very early detection of contaminated milk by operating (i) directly on the milking machine by excluding automatically animals not suitable for milking and (ii) on batches of milk in order to isolate the single contaminated lots and prevent to spoil larger amounts of quality milk, thus leading to lower costs related to the production phase.