First International SENSORFINT Workshop. 30 Sep-1 Oct 2021 Porto, Portugal

The 1st sensorFINT International Workshop of the COST Action 19145 “European Network for assuring food integrity using non-destructive spectral sensors” dedicated to “Smart Spectral Sensors for Agri-Food Quality and Process Control”, was hosted by the Faculty of Biotechnology of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, at Porto, on 30th September and 1st October 2021.

The workshop framework was devoted to the increasing need for the food industry to provide information on their products in order to satisfy quality standards and to protect their products from food fraud.

The workshop, the first for the Action was dedicated to a general overview of non destructive spectral sensors situation and challenges applied to the agrifood chain.

Recent developments in technology, and advances in big data analytics, provide the opportunity for step-changes that can transform the role of food integrity assurance from one of just strictly conformance to one that addresses a wide range of business critical concerns, including quality, safety and authenticity solutions. Non-destructive Spectroscopic Sensors (NDSS), enable rapid, non- destructive and environmentally-safe assessment of multiple parameters in a variety of food products.

Most applications of these technologies in the food industry are made at-line. Industry requires them to be deployed in situ and preferably on-line for full process control over the entire food chain.

SensorFINT is a vibrant network, combining experience in research, manufacture, training and technology transfer in relation to NDSS. The Action will operate by developing generic solutions to existing and emerging problems in non-invasive food process control building on “smart food control system” as well as developing a cadre of well-trained young researchers who will convert scientific results into a reality that matches industrial needs.

Food scientists, and engineers staff from industrial companies involved in product development and innovation, control authorities, regulators and risk assessors will find an open forum for sharing ideas and work.

• Transforming agri-food production using spectral smart sensors
• Smart Sensors for assuring food integrity.
• NIR Sensors, hyperspectral sensors and other non-destructive spectral sensors.

• Spectral sensors fusion.
• Innovation in labelling using spectral sensors.
• Chemometrics, new algorithms and artificial intelligence to process spectral data.

• Portable and on-line devices in agri-food.
• Using of spectral sensors as IoT devices.

PROGRAMME (FINAL)

SPEAKERS

Talk title (KEYNOTE SESSION 30.09.2021)
Line-scan multimodal spectral imaging for food safety and quality applications

Andreas Niemoeller
Bruker Optik | Applied Spectroscopy, Business Unit Manager – Food Analysis Solutions

Talk Title (30.09.2021)
Modern developments of FT-NIR and miniaturized MEMS based systems

Martin Lagerholm
PerkinElmer | Application Manager at Perten

Talk Title (30.09.2021)
Balancing between robustness and accuracy, challenges and examples for NIR/MIR calibrations

Michele Suman
Barilla | Advanced Research Labs Food Safety & Authenticity Research Manager

alk Title (30.09.2021)
Hazelnut and apple products traceability through Near Infrared spectroscopy approach

Rocio Dona Garcia
Aunir | NIR application Manager, UK

Talk Title (30.09.2021)
Investigating how wavelength ranges affect calibration performance in portable NIR equipment

Deolinda Silva
PortugalFoods

Talk Title (30.09.2021)
Tech innovation in Portuguese agrifood sector

Scientific Committee