SMOKE UP Operational Group – Strategies for improving the safety and sustainability of smoked ready-to-eat products

10 February 2025

SMOKE UP Operational Group – Strategies for improving the safety and sustainability of smoked ready-to-eat products

The SMOKE UP Operational Group, part of the European Association for Innovation in Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (AEI-Agri) funded by the European Union, aims to provide smoked ready-to-eat product manufacturers with the necessary strategies for enhancing safety and sustainability.

The consortium consists of Embotits Monells as the leader and beneficiary member, Angulas Aguinaga as a beneficiary member, and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology Research (IRTA) as the technological center and coordinator. Additionally, the non-beneficiary partner, Proveedora Hispano Holandesa, supports various activities.

Throughout the development of the planned activities, challenges include:

  • Research, development, and implementation of alternative methods to traditional smoked manufacturing processes (salmon and bacon), with a clear focus on sustainability and food safety improvement.
  • Improving manufacturing process efficiency to minimize associated costs, preserve natural resources, and reduce environmental impact by innovating more sustainable products and processes that ensure safer and healthier food for future generations.

Project co-financed by the EU through intervention 7161 of the PEPAC 2023-2027