🗞️ What’s new in fermented food?

As #DOMINOEU enters year 4, it’s a key moment to catch up. 🎉

The latest newsletter highlights F3M resources, genome-scale metabolic modelling, and website updates.

📩 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀
www.domino-euproject.eu/domino-newsl...

Taste, knowledge, and sustainability all matter for fermented food innovation.

Findings from #DOMINOEU Living Labs in France & Ireland show how consumers evaluate new plant-based #FermentedFoods. 🌱

👉 Explore the Living Labs:
www.domino-euproject.eu/living-labs/

📣 A new Research section is now live on the #DOMINOEU.

It centralises consumer research, living labs, and case study findings to support transparent, systems-level engagement.

👉 Explore the Research section here: www.domino-euproject.eu/research/

🚨 Last chance for European #FermentedFoods & beverage producers to share their views on the benefits and challenges of implementing #fermentation technologies.

Your input will help #DominoEU identify innovation drivers and key barriers.

Stakeholder Forum: Consumers at the Core of Fermented Food Innovation - DOMINO The second DOMINO Stakeholder Forum (SF) webinar took place on September 23rd, 2025, bringing together experts and industry leaders to discuss the pivotal

🔎 Understanding consumers is key for building trust, addressing misinformation & shaping the future of #FermentedFoods.

At the #DOMINOEU Stakeholder Forum, academia & industry shared insights into European consumption patterns, including findings from the 3FQ tool.

🎥 Recording & detailed summary 👇

EFSA guidance on characterisation and risk assessment of microorganisms used in the food chain - DOMINO A milestone for food safety science – guidance on microorganisms in food! Back in January, the Domino EU consortium came together to respond to the

👏 The #DOMINOEU project is pleased to have contributed to @efsa.europa.eu guidance on the characterisation & risk assessment of microbes used in the food chain.

A key step for #FoodSafety and innovation, providing robust, evidence-based standards for their safe use in the EU food sector.

Join Domino's online survey "Determinants and Impediments of innovating Fermented Food products" - DOMINO The EU-funded DOMINO project is inviting participation of Europe-based fermented food/beverage producers to take part in a short online survey, aiming to

📣 Are you a fermented food/beverage producer based in Europe?

The #DominoEU project is running a short survey to understand the drivers & barriers to innovation in the #FermentedFood sector.

Your input will help strengthen the competitiveness of fermented food innovations.

Take part or share! 👇

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📬 The next #DominoEU project newsletter is almost here!

Last chance to subscribe and get fresh insights on the #microbiome and #fermentation, including highlights from newly published research.

👉 Sign up now: www.domino-euproject.eu

🚀 The next #DominoEU newsletter is coming soon!

Get the latest on food #microbiomes, #fermentation science, project insights, events & more.

Don’t miss out, subscribe now 👇
www.domino-euproject.eu/newsletter/

Exciting updates are fermenting! 🧫✨

GitHub - SegataLab/cFMD: Public repository for cFMD - curatedFoodMetagenomicData Public repository for cFMD - curatedFoodMetagenomicData - SegataLab/cFMD

BIG thanks to all our partners in #DOMINOEU and #MASTER_EU for making this possible! 🙌

Special recognition to: @scifoodhealth.bsky.social @eufic.bsky.social #MASTER_IA_H2020

We are happy to hear your feedback!
github.com/SegataLab/cFMD

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🦠 The Food System Microbiome 2025 Conference is nearly here!

Join #DOMINOEU coordinator Stéphane Chaillou (
@inrae-france.bsky.social ) on 27 Nov for his talk.
📍 Session 6 | 🕘 09:00–10:30

Co-chaired with Christophe Courtin from KU Leuven University
🔗 foodsystemsmicrobiomes.org/pub/FSM2025_...

The 2nd #DOMINOEU Stakeholder Forum webinar brought together experts to explore how consumer research is shaping the future of #FermentedFoods.

Missed the live session? Watch it online 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1_S...

How are consumers shaping the future of #FermentedFoods?

Join researchers, industry leaders & health experts at the #DominoEU Webinar (Sept 23) to explore dietary microbes, sustainability & public awareness.

Register now 👇
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Thank you @teagasc.bsky.social and @ucc.ie for hosting the #dominoEU annual meeting in lovely Cork city #food #gut #microbiome

What a place to do #microbiome science for #dominoEU project. Thank you UCC & Teagasc Cork for hosting this event.

Meet Jutta Roosen, #DominoEU #MicrobiomeAmbassador!

As the Chair of Marketing and Consumer Research, she uses qualitative & quantitative research methods to better understand consumer knowledge, perceptions and acceptance of #FermentedFoods.

👇 Learn more
www.domino-euproject.eu/partner/tum/

Great update of this valuable resource developed within the #DOMINOEU project by colleagues from @cibiocm.bsky.social of the University of Trento.

GitHub - SegataLab/cFMD: Public repository for cFMD - curatedFoodMetagenomicData Public repository for cFMD - curatedFoodMetagenomicData - SegataLab/cFMD

Whether you're exploring food microbiome or studying gut microbiome, cFMD is a comprehensive resource for metagenomic analysis.

Feel free to share cFMD v1.2.1 github.com/SegataLab/cFMD

We thank all #DOMINOEU and #MASTEREU partners
@scifoodhealth.bsky.social #MASTER_IA_H2020 @eufic.bsky.social

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This version, developed within the #DOMINOEU project, comprises:

additional 835 food metagenomes from 26 datasets of recent publicly available studies,

along with the 2,533 publicly available (including #MASTEREU) food metagenomes.

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🦠 Why are lactic acid bacteria key to #fermentedfoods?

These microbes transform foods, resulting in improved #FoodSafety, flavour & texture and health benefits!

Discover more in this #DOMINOEU/
@eufic.bsky.social article 👇
www.domino-euproject.eu/the-role-of-...

DOMINO Case Study: Cultivating Cultures at the Teagasc Bioprocess Innovation Suite - DOMINO The Teagasc bioprocessing group used the DOMINO project as a case study to promote the capabilities of their site. This article was written by Teagasc

#FermentedFoods production: Achieving Scalability & Complexity

In #DOMINOEU, researchers discovered how artisanal milk kefir, rich in health-promoting microbes🦠, can be scaled up while preserving its complexity.

Read the full article to learn more 👉 www.domino-euproject.eu/domino-case-...

🦠 Why are lactic acid bacteria key to #FermentedFoods?

For years, microbes have transformed foods – resulting in improved #FoodSafety, flavour & texture and health benefits!

Discover more in this #DOMINOEU article 👇
www.domino-euproject.eu/the-role-of-...

Looking forward to today’s trip to the London #microbiome meeting
#Teagasc @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social #VistaMilk #FHI @seqbiome.bsky.social @codieteu.bsky.social #DominoEU

New Year, New Fermentation!
#DominoEU @SciFoodHealth @TeagascFood @VistaMilk

Vitor

Happy Vitor Heidrich with a gigantic jar of fermented veggies at the #DominoEU annual meeting in Tallinn!

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