New Trends and Tools in Food Safety
Within the frame of the 55th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST), Meat – Muscle, Manufacturing and Meals, PathogenCombat (www.pathogencombat.com) organizes a half?day seminar on New Trends and Tools in Food Safety.
PathogenCombat, a project of the EU Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), consists of a consortium of 44 partners in 17 countries. In this project, universities, research institutes and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cooperate closely. In a holistic and interdisciplinary way, the project concentrates on research and control of new and emerging food borne pathogens.
PathogenCombat contributes strongly to improve the effectiveness and uniformity in reducing the prevalence of pathogens along the food chain in Europe.
Conference and seminar will take place on 21st August 2009 at the University of Copenhagen. The seminar will be structured around 5 main topics, with presentations highlighting scientifically areas and results from PathogenCombat.
Main topics:
• Emerging pathogens
• New methods to control the viability and virulence of pathogens throughout the food chain
• Novel strategy for the formulation of safe food
• The gap between technology and hygiene
• New cost effective food safety management systems in SMEs
Seminar language will be English.For further information and full programme please visit: www.pathogencombat.com/workshop/ICOMST Copenhagen.aspx