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According to OMS (Organización mundial de la salud) each year, billions of people have one or more episodes of foodborne disease without ever knowing that they have been caused by some kind of food, the most common symptoms of the disease foodborne include stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea.
In studies conducted by this organization (OMS), have shown that every day is recommended the adoption of healthy lifestyles, including a diet rich in fruits and vegetables (FV), has been promoted as part of the strategy to reduce the incidence chronic disease. Therefore, when a fruit is subject to manipulation by different individuals, it can accumulate on the surface, human waste, toxic or pathogenic microbial sources, all this cause the fruit is kept filthy and it becomes a potential source of contamination.
To test this, the team Robolution Loyola Team, observed contamination (result of a direct observational study in different chain stores and marketplaces in Medellin) who are exposed fruits and vegetables at different points for sale, meeting alarming results, fruits and vegetables are manipulated by clients between 9 and 15 times before being purchased, and are exposed to various microorganisms found in the environment, many of them caused by sneezes, coughs, between others.
Therefore, this fruit can accumulate on the surface, human waste, toxic or pathogenic microbial sources, which cause deterioration of quality, can reduce their shelf life and thus generate consumer illness.
The "Store Automation fruits and vegetables," born of the need to preserve the quality, exposure to contaminated environment and prevent diseases caused by handling of fruits and vegetables. The students began to develop proposals, including the most viable and innovative, was started with the search for an automated system capable of combat and reduce pollution by pathogens, control relative humidity and temperature in fruits and vegetables, inventorying products and present the nutritional properties to customers through their computers with android.
