RECHERCHES Une expertise française en microbiologie prévisionnelle : le projet PREVIUS

Research programmes A forward-looking French experiment in microbiology: the PREVIUS project

Directeur adjoint Arilait Recherches, 42, rue de Châteaudun, 75009 Paris

Résumé

Le projet PREVIUS (une dénomination non encore définitive) vise la construction d’une expertise française en microbiologie prévisionnelle (ou « microbiologie quantitative ») dans le domaine agro-alimentaire. Mis en chantier depuis un an, cet outil élaboré avec le soutien des pouvoirs publics à l’intention des professionnels et de leurs partenaires (organismes publics, fournisseurs, clients, laboratoires, centres techniques) devrait être opérationnel fin 2002.

Abstract

The objectives of the previus project is to implement an expertise in food microbiology, in order to create an interactive tool, intended to be used by the food industry and its partners, to answer concrete questions on the evolution of micro-organisms in foodstuffs. The Previus tools will be composed of a databes (on foodstuffs, processes, pathogens and spoilage micro-organisms), mathematical predictive models (for growth, survival and decrease of micro-organisms), and a user friendly software implementing an access via Internet. The builders of the system are gathered in a Scientific group including laboratories, food companies and governmental organizations (Ministry of Agriculture, and of Research). It is expected that Previus will be launched in 2002, as a bilingual system (French-English), and will be operational and available to the food industry from the beginning of 2003.