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Presentations and studies used: within the framework of innovation conferences, congresses and trade fairs, valuable documents from leading organisations and public administrations, and conclusions from forums in which AINIA participates.
Monographs on food law, sustainability, advances in industrial application, sustainable production, new ingredient sources and processing technologies, digital transformation…
Webinar: New methodologies for accelerated shelf-life studies in frozen products
We are making available to our member companies the content from the webinar held last March, focused on different physicochemical and sensory approaches for shelf-life assessment. We also take an in-depth look at our own methodology that enables accelerated studies in frozen products, reducing testing times compared to real storage conditions by between 56% and 64%, depending on the food category.
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AINIA Technological Innovations ebook 2025
We are making available to our member companies the new Technological Innovations ebook, a reference document that compiles the most relevant projects and technologies developed by AINIA over the past year.
In this ebook, an exclusive benefit for AINIA Network member companies, you will find advances in the food of the future, food quality and safety, health and wellbeing, green transition and digital transformation, with one clear goal: anticipating market challenges.
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AINIA Food Legislation ebook 2025
AINIA makes available to its member companies the 2025 Food Legislation ebook, a compilation of the most relevant regulatory changes impacting the agri-food, cosmetics, packaging, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors.
In this ebook, you will find key insights into the Law against food waste, the revision of Regulation 396/2005 on pesticides, the future European Innovation Act, new developments in packaging, endocrine disruptors in cosmetics, innovative ingredients and much more.
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AINIA webinar Plant-based Foods: Innovation in meat and dairy alternatives
This webinar is only accessible to member companies. It forms part of the value-added content included within the network benefits. We want to present the latest technological innovations applied to the development of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives, with a special focus on processes such as extrusion, fermentation and other emerging technologies. The main challenges faced by the industry in the design of plant-based foods are also presented, together with the solutions developed by AINIA.
Our goal is to inspire and guide companies and professionals in the agri-food sector in identifying innovation opportunities.
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AINIA Technological Innovations ebook 2024 (II)
Discover in this exclusive ebook for AINIA Network companies the technologies redefining the future. Artificial intelligence for personalised nutrition, next-generation sustainable proteins, biotechnological cosmetics… Innovations that not only drive business competitiveness, but also pave the way towards a more sustainable world. Discover the technologies we are working on and how they can transform your sector.
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AINIA legislation ebook 2024
This ebook includes a selection of the most relevant articles published during 2024 in the field of Food Law. This compilation forms part of our work to disseminate and communicate legislative developments with an impact on the agrifood sector.
Food fraud, increased EU controls on foods from third countries, the draft Law on the Prevention of Food Waste, sustainability of chemical substances, cosmetics, food quality, contaminants in food, safety of cosmetic products, novel foods, plant proteins and meat denominations are some of the topics addressed in the field of agrifood regulation and related areas during the past year.
We hope this information helps companies in the sector in their day-to-day activities. The value of our publications is one of the most requested network benefits.
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DANA Webinar and Manual for the food industry
The facilities of food industries located in the areas affected by the floods caused by the DANA on 29 October suffered extensive damage, as did those of other sectors. However, as these are establishments that produce and handle food, in addition to the issues common to other industries, they face two major challenges related to food safety:
- Determining the hygienic and sanitary status of the goods that remained on the premises when the floods occurred, and their suitability for consumption or for processing as ingredients in the case of raw materials.
- Restarting production lines under appropriate hygienic conditions for facilities and equipment, so that the food safety of the products ultimately placed on the market can be guaranteed.
Recommendation manual (Part 1)
In this first part of the manual, you will find information to help you address a major food safety challenge: the hygienic and sanitary status of goods.
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
- Responsibilities
- Determination of the hygienic and sanitary status of raw materials or products
- General humidity and temperature conditions.
- Contamination through contact with floodwaters, sludge or other materials carried by the flood.
- Environmental contamination.
Packaging. - Frozen or chilled products.
- Packaging or packed units.
- Means for assessing the hygienic and sanitary status of raw materials or products
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Success stories driving innovation at AINIA’s 4th Conference: The Food of the Future
On 16 October, we held the 4th edition of the Innovation Conference The Food of the Future at AINIA, with great attendance success.
During the event, key advances and research lines were presented to accelerate the shift towards the development of more sustainable products and ingredients, considering their nutritional, sensory and technological properties, as well as the technological processes involved. In addition, emerging current issues were addressed, such as the challenges of novel foods, new protein alternatives, and the growing importance of upcycling and the circular economy in the food industry.
Our associated companies Familia Martínez, AB biotek Health and Campomayor presented the sector’s most innovative products and ingredients through examples of the market’s leading success stories.
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Technological Innovations eBook 2024
We are committed to driving technological innovation as a catalyst for change in businesses. For this reason, we launched the 2024 edition of our Technological Innovations eBook, a resource that will allow you to gain in-depth insight into the most advanced projects we are developing together with our partners.
In this eBook, you will find a selection of key initiatives designed to tackle the five major challenges shaping the innovation agenda in both society and business.
- Food of the future
- Quality and food safety
- Health and wellbeing
- Green transition
- Digital transformation
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WEBINAR Presentation of the 4th AINIA Consumer Barometer
At AINIA, we launched the fourth Consumer Barometer, with a sample of more than 1,000 consumers from across Spain, in which we analyse in depth current topics in the food and beverage sector from the consumer’s point of view. The main objective of this study is to provide companies with a broad view of consumer perceptions and the changes that have taken place over the past year, as well as the trends identified in relation to the results obtained in the available historical series of AINIA Consumer Barometers. This 50-minute webinar presents the main results of the 2024 Barometer in the following areas:
- Food products
- Food waste
- Packaging
- Labelling and nutrition claims
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Food legislation: key aspects 2023
During 2023, we addressed a wide range of topics in food legislation, from highly current legislative issues to matters that will emerge in the medium term, such as the regulation on sustainable food systems currently being developed by the European Commission. For this reason, we have gathered in this e-book a selection of the legislative topics that will continue to have an impact throughout 2024. We hope they help you move forward with your innovations.
We hope this ebook proves useful in your day-to-day work, as it forms part of the valuable documentation we generate for our member companies.
Moving towards a sustainable future.
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WEBINAR Emerging Risks: the 10 emerging risks we will face in the coming years
Anticipating the future is always a risky exercise, but we undoubtedly have elements that allow us to identify food hazards emerging strongly enough to predict that they will occupy us in the near future. Based on our work in identifying emerging food safety risks, we will review the emerging risks that can be inferred as having the highest likely impact in the coming years. Risks such as the increasing incidence of aflatoxins, the emergence and development of antimicrobial resistance, or the presence of microplastics in food are examples of these new risks.
Don’t miss this webinar because we will show you how to:
- Learn about the 10 most important emerging risks identified in recent years
- Understand the causes behind their emergence
- Identify their impact on human health and the environment
- Learn guidelines for mitigating and minimising their impact on our products
- Manage food safety proactively and preventively within our organisations by understanding the future risks we may face
- Discover SEALI, AINIA’s Food Safety Hub, the meeting point for companies most committed to food safety
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The 10 emerging risks with the greatest impact in the coming years
For known risks, we can implement measures to minimise them, either by acting to prevent their occurrence or through control plans that enable us to identify them and act in ways that protect consumers. But what happens with unknown or unexpected risks? We have tools to identify food hazards that are emerging strongly enough to suggest they will become highly relevant in the near future.
In this ebook, we have compiled the 10 emerging food safety risks that will have the greatest impact in the coming years.
Download it and stay ahead.
Together we move towards a sustainable future.
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Technological Solutions ebook 2023 – part II
We present the second part of the “Technological Solutions 2023” ebook, previewed last December. It includes information on the state of technology, advances and results from the projects we are currently working on or have recently completed.
At AINIA, our mission is to provide our clients with differentiated innovation solutions backed by technological rigour. To achieve this, we develop projects together with our clients and also independently, generating the necessary knowledge to transfer the latest technological innovations to them.
In this compilation, you will find many of the solutions we develop in line with the five challenges faced by society and businesses in the areas we work in: food of the future, food quality and safety, health and wellbeing, green transition and digital transformation.
We trust this will be an interesting and inspiring read, and we look forward to discussing, debating or embarking on joint projects together. Our purpose guides us: innovating with you for a sustainable future.
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Technological Solutions ebook 2023 – part I
We present this ebook featuring the Technological Solutions we developed throughout 2023. It contains information on the state of technology, advances and results from projects we are currently working on or have recently completed.
At AINIA, our mission is to provide our clients with differentiated innovation solutions backed by technological rigour. To achieve this, we develop projects together with our clients and independently, generating the knowledge required to transfer the latest technological innovations to them.
In this compilation, you will find many of the solutions we develop in line with the five challenges faced by society and businesses in the areas we work in: food of the future, food quality and safety, health and wellbeing, green transition and digital transformation.
We trust this will be an interesting and inspiring read, and we look forward to discussing, debating or embarking on joint projects together. Our purpose guides us: innovating with you for a sustainable future.
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Conference Climate Change Solutions: decarbonisation
We are currently living in a context of ecological transition towards an economy detached from fossil energy sources. In this context, achieving industrial decarbonisation processes that progressively reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere is essential. To continue advancing emission reduction technologies, it is necessary to create meeting spaces that connect researchers and professionals capable of providing solutions to the challenges companies are facing.
The conference “Climate Change Solutions: decarbonisation”, held last 15 June at AINIA, addressed the needs of different productive sectors through technological solutions and knowledge generation, fostering synergies between public and private entities.
Access the recording if you were unable to attend.
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Webinar: Sweetener consumption and health risks
Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) published guidelines regarding the consumption of sweetener additives, suggesting that sweeteners should not be used as a means to achieve weight control or reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases (type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, adult mortality, etc.).
As happened with the WHO’s 2015 guidelines on sugar intake for adults and children, the new guidelines for sweetener additives will be used to manage and reduce consumption through the development of new policies and public health programmes.
In this webinar, we aim to share knowledge by providing an overall view of the scientific basis behind risk assessment related to the intake of sweetener additives, the expected legislative evolution and its impact on the agri-food sector and consumers.
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Video II Digital Transformation Meeting in the Agri-food Industry
Digital Transformation is becoming increasingly widespread in the agri-food industry, yet it continues to raise questions about how to fully leverage its potential. The speed of technological change, such as artificial intelligence, the management of large volumes of data or the application of photonic technologies to obtain previously unseen information, together with the acceleration of changes in the competitive and market environment of the food and beverage sector, raises new questions and creates new challenges.
We organised this II Digital Transformation Meeting with the aim of bringing together in one space presentations from experts in the sector and technology, business-focused debates, networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities, as well as demonstrations featuring the latest technologies.
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Video I Food Quality and Safety Meeting: new challenges
At this meeting, held on 11 May, experts and researchers from different technological areas, representatives from the relevant public administrations, food safety managers from companies in the sector and suppliers of the latest technologies addressed the following topics:
- New technological trends in food safety prevention and control
- Prevention and control of new risks in the circular economy era
- The digital challenge of food safety
- New challenges and solutions to address them
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Video Workshop Royal Decree on Packaging and Packaging Waste in the Food Sector
On 28 December, Royal Decree 1055/2022 on packaging and packaging waste was published. Together with Law 7/2022 on waste and contaminated soils for a circular economy, it constitutes the legal framework for packaging companies.
AINIA held a practical online workshop on 24 January to answer questions and provide information on new developments regarding aspects such as the use of plastic in certain foods or labelling. The implications of concepts included in the Royal Decree, such as recyclability, reuse and compostability, were also explained.
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Video of the Zero Waste Conference: obligations and opportunities under the new food waste law
Between 30% and 50% of edible food produced in the EU is never consumed. Every year, 89 million tonnes (179 kilos per inhabitant) of food losses and waste are generated, not including agricultural waste produced during farming or discarded fish thrown back into the sea. Wasted food generates 170 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent annually, accounting for 17% of the EU’s direct greenhouse gas emissions. Producing the 30% of food that remains unconsumed requires 50% more water resources for irrigation.
Spain is the seventh European country that wastes the most food, with 7.7 million tonnes per year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment. This results in high economic costs, resource losses and environmental impact throughout the entire supply chain.
Last February, we held a conference at AINIA to explain to food sector stakeholders the implications of the new legislative framework for their organisations, including practical cases, new technologies in this field, and more. If you were unable to attend the event, you can now watch the full video through the link.
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e-Book Food Legislation. Key aspects 2022
In this e-Book, we have compiled a selection of the legislative articles that we published during 2022 in the field of Food Law. This compilation forms part of our dissemination and communication work aimed at keeping our member companies informed, in this case regarding the legislative developments with the greatest impact on the agri-food sector. Labelling, sustainability, packaging and contaminants are some of the topics that shaped food legislation over the past year and will continue to do so in 2023.
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Workshop Implications of the new legislative framework for packaging in the food sector
In the Workshop on the implications of the new legislative framework for packaging and packaging waste in the food sector, we had the opportunity to analyse the scenario created by Law 7/2022 of 8 April on waste and contaminated soils for a circular economy, together with the draft Royal Decree on packaging and packaging waste, in order to better understand the sector’s concerns.
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WEBINAR Omics Studies and their potential in the agri-food industry
Description of the three main omics studies carried out at AINIA: proteomics, metabolomics and metagenomics, and their applications in the food industry.
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WEBINAR Biotechnological Tools with antimicrobial potential
This webinar presents different alternatives to the use of antibiotics in the agri-food industry, together with the main results obtained in the MICROBIOSAFE project.
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