Abstract:

The advanced economies are currently in a phase of transition from industrial to digital society.
Today, information and knowledge create a ranking of the most advanced countries and economies, transferred through their productivity and performance. After studying the history, a parallel can be found between the orientation of the economy and world trends. By analogy, the new economy today is a flow of innovation and adaptation. It is an economy of innovation, information and new ideas that are becoming a commodity1 and translating into all sectors and the food industry.
 
The development of innovative processing technologies for food products, meeting the criteria of integrated prevention, is a follow-up to the Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Seventh Framework Program of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities.