The TRACE-RICE project was presented last 23rd to the 26th of October at XVI Encontro de Química dos Alimentos in the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco. The congress was focused on ‘Innovation on food sustainability, safety and quality’ and brought together more than a hundred of stakeholders to discuss recent and emerging issues, namely bioactive compounds, omics in food analysis, food...
TRACE-RICE explained the "world of rice"; during the second edition of FIC.A -International Science Festival and take the opportunity for testing the consumer acceptance of innovative rice beverage. This event took place from the 10th to the 16th October 2022, at the Hub-ACT, Porto Salvo in Oeiras and was a truly international celebration of science and knowledge within society. For 7 days, the...
The heat resistance of Bacillus cereus spores inoculated in a rice substrate supplemented with insect chitosan as an alternative antimicrobial was studied. Two concentrations of insect chitosan were considered in order to assess the role of the insect chitosan concentration during the heat process. Results of the study indicated that the DT values were higher in the substrate without chitosan...
A new article for TRACE-RICE project: "Mycotoxins Contamination in Rice: Analytical Methods, Occurrence and Detoxification Strategies", has been published.
The prevalence of mycotoxins in the environment is associated with potential crop contamination, which results in an unavoidable increase in human exposure. Rice, being the second most consumed cereal worldwide, constitutes an important...
For the first time in history, COP27 (6-18 Nov, 2022) will host a Mediterranean Pavilion, seeking to highlight both the urgent challenges the region faces, and the innovative solutions already being developed.
The Mediterranean Pavilion is a coalition of like-minded partners: the Union for the Mediterranean, the PRIMA Foundation, and UNEP–MAP, along with a group of...
Food scientists and technologists must advance and innovate in the development of processes and products that guarantee the health of the consumer and the competitiveness of the agri-food sector. However, this progress requires specialized human resources and advances in knowledge provided by research. That is why for years the CyTA-CESIA congress has been organized,a biennial event that jointly...
The 19th European Young Cereal Scientists and Technologists Workshop, was hosted by the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA-CSIC), which is one of the most important research centers in the area of food in Europe. This event took place between June 5-8, 2022, and the Trace-Rice partner IATA joined this vibrant cereal science community to present the project, network...
The TRACE-RICE project was presented last 16th to 17th of May at Ciência’2022 event in Lisbon. The Ciência’2022 event is an annual meeting of science, technology and innovation in Portugal organized by the FCT-Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia: https://www.encontrociencia.pt/2022
The guest country of 2022 was Egypt, which actively participated in the meeting in terms of representing...
The INIAV sensory expert panel initiated their work within TRACE-RICE on February 9th, 16th and March 5th, 6th. The event included the screening of nine selected assessors, aimed at determining their sensory acuity following ISO 8586:2012 and ISO 3972:2011. Our team also welcomed five new assessors, who initiated their training to join the expert panel. Expert sensory...