New Trends in Emerging Pathogens

On March 10th, a seminar on the “New Trends in Emerging Pathogens” will be held in Stuttgart, Germany. A wide range of topics will be discussed. Among others: Sample preparation for rapid microbial analysis, Application of molecular methods to detect, quantify and control Listeria monocytogenes in dairy industry, Safety aspects of starter and protective cultures for the dairy industry, New insights on cleaning, disinfection and microbiological sampling surfaces in food processing premises, Improving design of processing equipment - novel findings. See Homepage for more information.Background information:

Food safety is of fundamental importance to the European consumer, the food industry and the economy. The impact on trade and competitiveness is very substantial. Despite significant investment, the incidence of food derived diseases still increases in the EU. The EU FP6 project `PathogenCombat` attacks this pan- European problem through a holistic, multidisciplinary approach towards threats from new/emerging pathogens in the entire food chain. The impact in Europe of Pathogen-Combat with 44 Partners from 17 countries is bound to be very significant. Pathogen-Combat will contribute strongly to improve the effectiveness and uniformity in reducing the prevalence of foodborne pathogens in European food.