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ALTRIMENTI: a range of natural and organic foods with the help of the CTCPA!
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Published on : 08/10/2021
The CTCPA accompanied ALTRIMENTI to guarantee the sanitary security of its range of natural and organic food of its canned products from organic vegetables declassified. The Altrimenti canning factory allows to create local employment for people in precarious situation. Samanta VERGATI, general manager, comes back with us on this support.
Altrimenti: an association that fights against food waste and is committed to access to sustainable food for all.
Altrimenti, "otherwise" in Italian, was born in 2016 from the desire to offer an innovative, accessible and quality solution to the problems posed by food waste. Its founder, Samanta Vergati, is passionate about cooking and is interested in the links between food and societal issues. She wanted to create a project that would combine waste prevention and reduction, culinary tradition, culture and conviviality.
Within the framework of its activity "Altripasti", Altrimenti recovers decommissioned products and transforms them to reinject them into the food system through the production of preserves (pestos, pickles...) with an Italian, anti-gaspi, organic and local DNA.
The recipes proposed by Altrimenti are vegan and 100% natural like the original recipe of lettuce pesto with almond!
"After autoclaving, the flavors are still present! The nutritional properties are retained."
Why did you call on the CTCPA?
In 2018, I had a project to open a cannery of artisanal products from decommissioned organic vegetables and create local employment for people in precarious situations (80% of our employees are women whose economic situation is fragile).
We were looking for professionals to assist us with regulations, recipe development and safety validation.
The CTCPA followed us on our ranges of pesto and gardiniera. Nicolas MARISSAL (assistant project manager technology, CTCPA Dury) intervened in particular for the measurement of sterilizing value, microbiological stability tests as well as the development and validation of scales.
To know:
The heat treatment is a Critical Control Point of the manufacturing process of canned food. In order to guarantee the sanitary safety and the microbiological stability at room temperature, the scales of heat treatment of the products must be determined according to a protocol established by the authorities of controls (General Direction of the food and General Direction of the Competition, the Consumption and the Repression of the Frauds) guaranteeing so the harmlessness of the manufacturing.
We are very satisfied with the support of the CTCPA which was able to adapt to the planning in a covid context.
Today we are able to produce 2000 jars per month. Our recipes can be found in direct sales, in delicatessens, specialized stores and in our point of sale on the 19th floor.ème arrondissement in Paris.
In the near future, we plan to produce cookies made of dry bread and tomato sauce.
Altrimenti: awareness-raising mission
As part of its mission to raise awareness of a sustainable and anti-waste food culture for all, Altrimenti regularly offers educational, friendly and free events for the general public in its premises in the 19th district of Paris.
Altrimenti also offers educational, practical and fun activities that are meaningful and allow participants to learn eco-responsible tips while strengthening team spirit and solidarity.
CTCPA Contacts:
Contact ALTRIMENTI :
Samanta VERGATI, Executive Director, svergati@altrimenti-asso.org, +33 (0)6.46.13.64.56, Website - Facebook - Instagram
Altrimenti: an association that fights against food waste and is committed to access to sustainable food for all.
Altrimenti, "otherwise" in Italian, was born in 2016 from the desire to offer an innovative, accessible and quality solution to the problems posed by food waste. Its founder, Samanta Vergati, is passionate about cooking and is interested in the links between food and societal issues. She wanted to create a project that would combine waste prevention and reduction, culinary tradition, culture and conviviality.
Within the framework of its activity "Altripasti", Altrimenti recovers decommissioned products and transforms them to reinject them into the food system through the production of preserves (pestos, pickles...) with an Italian, anti-gaspi, organic and local DNA.
The recipes proposed by Altrimenti are vegan and 100% natural like the original recipe of lettuce pesto with almond!
"After autoclaving, the flavors are still present! The nutritional properties are retained."
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Why did you call on the CTCPA?
In 2018, I had a project to open a cannery of artisanal products from decommissioned organic vegetables and create local employment for people in precarious situations (80% of our employees are women whose economic situation is fragile).
We were looking for professionals to assist us with regulations, recipe development and safety validation.
The CTCPA followed us on our ranges of pesto and gardiniera. Nicolas MARISSAL (assistant project manager technology, CTCPA Dury) intervened in particular for the measurement of sterilizing value, microbiological stability tests as well as the development and validation of scales.
To know:
The heat treatment is a Critical Control Point of the manufacturing process of canned food. In order to guarantee the sanitary safety and the microbiological stability at room temperature, the scales of heat treatment of the products must be determined according to a protocol established by the authorities of controls (General Direction of the food and General Direction of the Competition, the Consumption and the Repression of the Frauds) guaranteeing so the harmlessness of the manufacturing.
We are very satisfied with the support of the CTCPA which was able to adapt to the planning in a covid context.
Today we are able to produce 2000 jars per month. Our recipes can be found in direct sales, in delicatessens, specialized stores and in our point of sale on the 19th floor.ème arrondissement in Paris.
In the near future, we plan to produce cookies made of dry bread and tomato sauce.
Altrimenti: awareness-raising mission
As part of its mission to raise awareness of a sustainable and anti-waste food culture for all, Altrimenti regularly offers educational, friendly and free events for the general public in its premises in the 19th district of Paris.
Altrimenti also offers educational, practical and fun activities that are meaningful and allow participants to learn eco-responsible tips while strengthening team spirit and solidarity.
CTCPA Contacts:
- Nicolas MARISSAL, assistant technology project manager (CTCPA Dury) : nmarissal@ctcpa.org
- Alexandre DUPUIS, Director of the North-East and Ile-de-France division (CTCPA Dury): adupuis@ctcpa.org
Contact ALTRIMENTI :
Samanta VERGATI, Executive Director, svergati@altrimenti-asso.org, +33 (0)6.46.13.64.56, Website - Facebook - Instagram
