General Objective: The objective of this project is to contribute to the improvement of food safety in Ecuador through the development of mitigation strategies for microbial, mycotoxic and heavy metal contaminants in the most consumed foods in the country and validation of the impact of a program nationwide training.
Specific objectives
- Evaluate mitigation measures and biological control of the risk of contamination with pathogens in foods for mass consumption.
- Evaluate measures to mitigate the risk of contamination with mycotoxins in lupine, whole wheat flour and quinoa at the pre- and post-harvest level.
- Evaluate the levels of aluminum and lead in milk produced in the three selected provinces.
- Propose mitigation systems for arsenic in rice, cadmium in cocoa, and lead and aluminum in milk.
- To evaluate the online training system as a control and mitigation instrument for microbial risk, through a randomized controlled trial applied to food handlers.
Participating Institutions:
UC, ESPOL, EPN.
Participants:
Project Director Johana Ortiz, PhD. –UC.
- Johana Ortiz
- Angelica Ochoa
- Jessica Leon
- Michelle Castro
- Juan Manuel Cevallos
- Marynes Montiel
- Jeny Ruales
- Pedro Maldonado
Awarded budget: $65010
Project status: Signing of agreements.
