PSEUDOMONAS OUT Operational Group: Digital and technological innovation in goat milk cheese factories to eliminate and/or reduce production losses and design new products from by-products of the cheese industry.

This project aims to digitalize the cleaning and disinfection control of the dairy chain process, from milk production to the final product. Based on a rigorous study of the control of parameters that affect the optimal growth of Pseudomonas, a monitoring and action protocol will be developed that can be implemented in the dairy industry. In this sense, the expected results of this project are economically, socially, and environmentally relevant for the dairy sector in Andalusia, since all final processed products will be marketed. The livestock sector will produce Pseudomonas-free milk, as will the processing sector by controlling biofilms and cross-contamination. Therefore, the marketed product will meet quality standards and will not be rejected by the final consumer. Improving artisanal food production is an activity of utmost importance to the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, thus this project aims to preserve, protect, and regulate those artisanal production methods in which the intervention or proximity of their owners is relevant to the production process. It should be noted that the location of these companies, primarily in rural areas, makes this type of production an important factor in the development and settlement of the population.