Chiara Pisana
Data inizio: 01/10/2024
Curriculum: Agro-alimentari
Borsa: Borsa D.M. 630/2024- Inv. 3.3 (Corfilac)
Titolo tesi: Cheese Food Safety: biocontrol systems through bacteriophages and active compounds
Abstract: Food safety issues constitute a crucial point in the protection of public health. Food quality and safety depend on all steps involved in the complex chain of food production, processing, storage and consumption. Therefore, operational procedures are needed to ensure the wholesomeness of foodstuffs and packaging systems to guarantee preservation of physico-chemical and microbiological traits of final product and to extend shelf-life. Traditional fresh cheeses, in spite of their excellent reputation, represent a significant challenge due to their limited shelf-life and the loss of quality characteristics with the currently popular vacuum packaging system. Fresh cheeses are also characterised by a high moisture content and a rich nutritional profile, making them an ideal matrix for the development of microorganisms, both pathogenic and spoiler, that compromise their safety and limit their shelf-life, even under refrigerated conditions. The objective of the present proposal is to develop an innovative system and evaluate its antimicrobial effect on traditional fresh cheeses, stored under different refrigeration conditions, to improve their safety profile and increase their competitiveness on the market.
Tutor: Caggia
Data Conseguimento Titolo: in corso
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiara-pisana-2394981a5
Email: chiara.pisana@phd.unict.it
Periodi all'estero- Sede e data: Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie 28/09/2025-27/12/2025, 15/03/2026-15/07/2026
Esperienze post-Dottorato ed attuale occupazione: in corso