Coordinator (and contact):
Name: Ann Schenk
Address: Flanders Centre of Postharvest Technology (VCBT)
De Croylaan 42, box 2428, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
email: ann.schenk[at]vcbt.be
Core group:
- Ann Schenk, Belgium
- Cédric Camps, Switzerland
- Ernst Woltering, The Netherlands
- Ana B. Cabezas Serrano, Spain
Focus of working:
Reduce food waste in the supply chain
Adding value through post harvest technology
Preserving quality to improve quality on the ‘consumers plate’
Control quality changes after harvest, reducing decay
Quality prediction, modeling quality
Sanitary safety: pathogens, mycotoxins, residues, contaminants
Control of postharvest diseases: chemical versus biological
Tools for assessing characteristics to be maintained in the chain, management procedures, non destructive
Adding value to fresh produce
Tertiary industry
Consumer perception
Nutritional aspects
Quality segmentation
Sustainability aspects
Labeling, traceability, quality monitoring
Activities:
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List expertise, use format of fertiliser group
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List type of projects
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Next meeting 2019: in Poland, adjacent to the "4th International Conference on effects of Pre- and Post-harvest Factors on Health Promoting Components and Quality of Horticultural Commodities" from 16-18 June. We will have a meeting most probably on Tuesday, 18th afternoon around 4 pm. On Wednesday 19th morning, a joint Eufrin/Euvrin meeting will take place.
- Meeting 2020: In Belgium, Leuven, adjacent to the CAMA2020 conference from 17-20 May 2020. Most probably we will have a meeting then on Thursday 21st May 2020, also partly joint meeting with Eufrin group.