SMEunited is the association of crafts and SMEs in Europe with member organisations from over 30 European countries. SMEunited acts on behalf of crafts and SMEs in the European Social Dialogue and in discussions with the EU institutions. As a result of the collaboration with the EU LIFE Programme, SMEunited presented the leaflet “Green Perspectives in Food Production” in a webinar, which took place on March 24, 2021. As a tool, the leaflet’s objective is to provide inspiration and guidance to SMEs in the food sector on sustainable business in a simple way

The new results of the work on the LIFE for Acid Whey project were presented at the 8th Beneficial Microbes Conference, which took place as a virtual event between 22 and 24 March 2021. The purpose of the BM2021 conference is to present innovations in the production and use of pre- and probiotics in human and animal health.

The results of the cultivation of lactococci, lactic acid bacteria that produce the antibiotic nisin in the residual acid whey, were also presented at the international conference of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies.