With the aim of improving and positioning Spanish cava in relation to other international sparkling wines, the Cavawinner R+D project takes stock of what was started two years ago by a consortium of companies and research bodies. The first results are positive and allow the generation of new knowledge about cava. This project is also working to optimise production costs and focus on international consumer tastes. Eight business partners (Caves Vilarnau - leader of the project -, Bodegas...
13. March 2020 - 11:54
5. March 2020 - 11:50
According to the European Food Safety Authority, this human virus is the main agent of acute gastroenteritis in Europe The diagnostic kit, which has been sued by red fruit producers, may be applied to any plant food The main genogroups of noroviruses that affect humans - IG, GII, GIV, GVIII and GIX - cause acute gastroenteritis. These viruses are resistant to food washing, freezing, and even many heat treatments. Enteric viruses are mainly transmitted by the faecal-oral route and therefore...
5. March 2020 - 9:41
Last Tuesday, 3rd March, Cristina Molina, research professor at the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA) participated in the activity "Table of experiences of the different women's associations in l'Eliana" organized by the Town Council of l'Eliana within the framework of its program of activities around the 8th March, International Women's Day. The table of experiences was attended by the women's groups and the participation of Maria Udaeta, Quality Manager for the Ford...
28. February 2020 - 12:52
On February 26th and 27th , ITENE has organized a course focused on food safety in packaging. Mª José Fabra Rovira, researcher at IATA, has participated in this conference, giving the course entitled "Introduction and basic concepts related to materials in contact with food". The main objective was to show how to obtain the necessary tools to ensure the suitability for food contact of the packaging and packaging materials marketed by your company and to learn about the aspects related to the...
20. February 2020 - 9:06
Yesterday, the Consell d'Eivissa organised a professional workshop on baking with xeixa flour, typical of the island. The seminar was aimed at both students and professionals in the field and was held at the Sa Serra de Sant Antoni Secondary School. The IATA researchers, Cristina M. Rosell and María Ruiz, showed the students the results of the project to adapt the conditions of the baking process to the characteristics of the xeixa wheat milled in a stone mill. According to the conclusions of...
17. February 2020 - 14:58
The current Packaging Group has its antecedent in the work on metal packaging started in 1970 by Ramón Catalá, after completing his doctoral thesis, on the initiative of the then IATA director, Primo Yúfera. In those years, the tinplate container was practically the reference container for canning, along with a small percentage of glass containers. Plastics were still being used for many different purposes, but not in the field of canning. Continue reading the report.
12. February 2020 - 15:07
(Original text Levante) Researchers with different responsibilities and careers in various fields tell their personal and professional experience in a colloquium. The UN proclaimed 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science in order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science and gender equality and empowerment of women and girls. Therefore, hundreds of events are held throughout Spain with this objective. The Oceanographic Foundation organised the...
12. February 2020 - 14:28
Mª Dolores Rodrigo, scientific researcher at the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, participates as an expert in the Girls4 STEM project, an initiative of the University of Valencia. Girls4STEM is a project aimed at promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) vocations, especially among girls, through the organization of outreach activities. The spirit of the project is participatory and inclusive, so the first great value of the project is the pre-university...
11. February 2020 - 0:00
On the occasion of the celebration of February 11th, Day of Women and Girls in Science, several IATA colleagues have participated in outreach talks at educational centers. The talks are dedicated to students of all ages, both children of 5 years old, who were able to carry out a very basic chromatography workshop, and teenagers in their last years of secondary education. The main objective of these talks is to encourage scientific vocations among the youngest and to contribute to the sum of...
31. January 2020 - 13:56
The IATA's research group "Microbial Ecology, Nutrition and Health", led by Dr. Yolanda Sanz, participates in the kick-off meeting of the new European project of the H2020 program "EarlyCause", which will investigate the effects of stress on mental health and cardio- metabolic throughout life. Early life stress (ELS) is a widely prevalent phenomenon which affects about 75 % of pregnant women – thus their fetus– and nearly 50% of young children, which long-lasting consequences on human health....