CAMPACT

CAMPACT: Innovative solutions to combat Campylobacter in the poultry meat production chain. 

The poultry industry needs new alternative solutions for effective control of Campylobacter in poultry products due to the increasing focus on food safety and new demands from authorities to reduce Campylobacter in poultry products. Interventions targeting specific parts of the production chain have been unable to reduce human cases of Campylobacter in Denmark since 1999. Thus, new solutions and a holistic approach for a comprehensive solution throughout the production chain are needed. 

In CAMPACT, we will identify new biocontrol solutions to effectively combat Campylobacter throughout the value chain to achieve a combined effective reduction in the final product. The solutions are based on brand-new concepts for biocontrol based on bacteriophage enzymes and other phage-derived solutions, as well as natural bacteria-killing bacteriophages combined with microencapsulation to enhance stability and killing. Each biocontrol solution will be adapted and optimized for primary production, slaughter, and final products in close cooperation with the industry. 

GUDP funds the project with 7.0 million Danish Kroner. In this project, we collaborate with the poultry industry and food consultants to test our solutions in primary production and food. 

For more information, please contact Martine C. H. Sørensen (mcp@sund.ku.dk).