Funding: Berriker 2023 Eusko Jaurlaritza/Gobierno Vasco – 00012-BGI2023-54 Espedientea
The main objective of the GAZTANOLA project is to carry out research activities in order to obtain scientific evidence, so that the Basque cheese sector can make use of the results in the process of requesting an exception for the use of wooden shelves from the Health Authorities.
The research activities are focused on three main groups:
1) Bibliographic analysis: focused on the search for evidence that proves the traditionality of blue and pressed paste cheeses.
2) Microbiological research: focused on investigating the innocuousness of the wooden shelves, as well as the bioprotective benefit provided to the cheese.
3) Application of the sensory analysis methodology: in order to investigate that the wooden shelves provide a sensory benefit to the cheese, giving it typicity and uniqueness.