Food safety is a constant challenge for stakeholders in the food industry. To manage the likelihood of microbiological contamination, food safety management systems must be robust, including food and environmental testing. Environmental monitoring programs (EMP) have emerged this last decade aiming ...

EU is the world's leading exporter of cheese and one of the world's top three suppliers of processed milk. Instruments such as those of the European Food and Feed Rapid Alert System (RASFF) play an increased role in consumer protection along global supply chains. On these premises, the objective...

Each year, food poisoning affects about 1.5 million people in France and causes about 250 deaths. Diseases are either caused by infectious microorganisms or related to the activity of a preformed microbial toxin. Foods can be contaminated by raw materials, humans or the environment of production....

Époisses is a protected designation of origin smear-ripened cheese from the Burgundy region in France. It has an orange color and a strong flavor, both of which are generated by surface microorganisms. The objective of the present study was to investigate the microbial dynamics at the surface of...

The impact of temperature and storage time of escarole salad heads on the quality of processed, fresh-cut salad was investigated. Based on temperatures recorded in a fresh-cut processing plant, salad heads were stored for four different storage times (0, 5, 9, and 12 d) at four temperatures (4, 7,...

Aim: Foodborne illnesses have a significant global burden and can be life-threatening, with higher risk in vulnerable groups such as children. SafeConsume is an EU-funded, transdisciplinary project aiming to improve consumers' food safety behaviour. Developing educational resources on food safety...

Guaranteeing food safety but also trade requirements are the main objectives of the procedure for detecting antibiotic residues in milk that was instigated by the dairy sector. The confirmation phase of the official method was modified on 1 March 2017. Methodological support is available to...

This article reports a nationwide outbreak of severe Escherichia coli (E. coli) infection, with the outbreak is linked to Fraîch'up brand frozen pizzas made by Buitoni. All frozen pizzas of this brand have been recalled by the manufacturer. Since the beginning of 2022, there have been 58 reported...

We report here the draft genome sequences of 2 Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Dublin strains from St. Nectaire and Morbier cheeses having multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) profiles identified during the fatal outbreaks that occurred in France in 2012 and 2015 to...