The incorporation of Safety-and-Sustainability-by-Design (SSbD) requirements in the developed processes within ZEST will involve integrating principles that prioritise safety and sustainability throughout the entire extraction process of targeted compounds from food side streams, in order to ensure that the food ingredients are not only safe for consumption but also have minimal environmental impact throughout their lifecycle. The main goal of WP6 will be to operationalise sets of criteria for SSbD assessment to guide all implicated processes towards human and environmental risk minimisation while maximising the positive impact of food additives. such as myco-chitin/chitosans based on the specific product requirements for each application by the end users. Application work will be done on pilot plant equipment ensuring scalable solutions.

In general terms, WP8 seeks to ensure maximum impact of the ZEST project. More specifically, this work package aims at (1) developing a suitable business model and operational business plan for project outputs and results to maximise the impact and market uptake of project outcomes in other application areas, (2) testing and validating the business models to sharpen the exploitation strategy, and (3) supporting the exploitation of project results through assessment and mitigation of exploitation risks and proper IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) management. such as myco-chitin/chitosans based on the specific product requirements for each application by the end users. Application work will be done on pilot plant equipment ensuring scalable solutions.