EU sustainability research

We are involved in many EU research projects, including three related to sustainability issues: NAMASTE (sustainable conversion of citrus by–products into food ingredients), SUSCLEAN (sustainable cleaning for the fresh–cut produce industry), and E4Water (ecologically efficient water management).

The output from the Namaste project, in which Campden BRI Hungary has played a major role, was discussed at a free workshop at our Campden site last month. Many millions of tons of plant processing by–products, particularly in the fruit and cereal processing sectors, are produced annually. Their exploitation as a value-added commodity is currently compromised through inadequate biological stability. As a result, a large portion of these materials continues to go to landfill. This represents a loss of resource and an economic burden on processing activities.

The NAMASTE workshop focused on innovative and industryrelevant approaches for the use of citrus by–products and wheat bran through their sustainable conversion into health–related food ingredients, foods and feeds.

Contact: E4Water: anke.fendler@campdenbri.co.uk +44(0)1386 842079
NAMASTE: András Sebõk a.sebok@campdenkht.com
SUSCLEAN: john.holah@campdenbri.co.uk +44(0)1386 842041