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Food Warden

How does it work?
Volatiles from rotten meat activate the PsboA promoter, what triggers the production of pigments.
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Every year, 1.3 billion tons of food are thrown away worldwide (one third of total food production), partly due to the fact that best before dates are imprecise. A reliable way of monitoring whether food is spoiled or not could save money and reduce food waste.
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The Food Warden
The Food Warden is a system which detects meat spoilage. It uses Bacillus subtilis cells.
Their natural genetic response to the gases of rotten meat has been identified and linked to a pigment production system. In this way, a consumer can easily see when the meat is spoiled: it's rotten and you know it!
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