Brussels-headquartered food safety system company Galactic has launched what it describes as a revolutionary predictive modelling tool.
According to the company, the tool aims to help meat, dairy and seafood producers predict the shelf life of their products without having to go through costly and lengthy safety studies,
The predictive modelling tool is said to accurately predict the growth of Listeria monocytogenes and to give a precise picture of the product’s shelf life in a set environment.
Two different models are presented by the company:
- The most probable model (percentile 50)
- The super safe model (percentile 99,5)
As reliability of the model depends on the environment, Galactic says that it has taken account of a variety of factors that are very important in food such as moisture, salt, temperature, pH, water activity and the use of antimicrobials.
“This technique was developed in the frame of our Galactic Food Doctor services: we help customers define their needs. Thanks to our different tools (such as metagenomics and the predictive models) we’re able to offer them the right solutions and prevent potential future risks,” saids Frédéric van Gansberghe, CEO of Galactic. “The predictive modelling tool is the most efficient way for food producers to save R&D resources and speed up the lead time to market.”
