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October 27-29, 2016 Rome, Italy
15th International Conference on
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Volume 7, Issue 12 (Suppl) J Food Process Technol 2016
ISSN: 2157-7110 JFPT, an open access journal Food Technology 2016
October 27-29, 2016
Maria Anna Coniglio et al., J Food Process Technol 2016, 7:12 (Suppl)
The Biotappo: Anew tool for food safety
Maria Anna Coniglio1 and Cristian Fioriglio2
1University of Catania, Italy
2Polizia di Stato, Italy
In Europe, the EU Regulation No. 1935/2004 and the EU Regulation No. 10/2011 set out general principles of safety and inertness
for all Food Contact Materials (FCMs) and rules on the composition of plastic FCMs, respectively. Among the plastics commonly
used for bottled water, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most favorable packaging material. Nonetheless, non-intentionally
added substances (NIAS) which may be cancerogenic or toxic or which may have potential estrogenic and/or anti-androgenic
activities can be found in the final plastic material, due to storage. High temperature and sunlight influence the rate and magnitude of
leaching of NIAS from PET bottles. Monitoring of the temperatures to which bottled waters are exposed during transportation and/
or storage may be crucial in predicting the migration of NIAS from PET to water or other beverages. To this aim, a special bottle cap
was produced. The top of the cap is covered with a special paint which, when left outdoors in the sun or exposed to high temperatures
(>75°C) for at least 1 h, turns color from pink to lilac. The HACCP System requires that biological, chemical or physical potential
hazards are identified and controlled at specific points in the process. Any company involved in the manufacturing, processing or
handling of food products can use HACCP to minimize or eliminate food safety hazards in their product. For PET bottled waters,
high temperature is a critical limit for the CCP. If this limit is exceeded corrective actions must be taken. In some countries, the
summer season is really hot and the storing of bottled water out of markets under sunlight is a very common practice. Moreover,
generally trucks that transport water bottles are not refrigerated. The Biotappo could be a useful tool for identifying the CCP in order
to eliminate the hazards.
Biography
Maria Anna Coniglio is a Medical Doctor and a Researcher of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine at the University of Catania. She has her expertise in improving
public health. She has published in the field of plasmid-mediated multiple antibiotic resistance of pathogens in wastewater used in agriculture and in ready-to-it-
salads.
Cristian Fioriglio is a Doctor in Biology and a Police Officer working in a special task force aimed at preventing risks and hazards. He is also a Food Technologist
interested in Food Safety. He has his expertise in HACCP.