Enhancing food safety labs with rapid detection of Salmonella, Listeria and moulds

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19 February 2025

3:00pm

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In a food veterinary laboratory, the identification and typing of pathogens such as Salmonella, Listeria, and moulds are crucial for ensuring food safety and public health. This scientific panel focuses on advanced methodologies for detecting these microorganisms, including rapid techniques such as MALDI-TOF MS and FTIR-spectroscopy.

Foodborne pathogens like Salmonella, Listeria, and moulds pose significant risks to public health, making their accurate identification and typing in food and veterinary laboratories essential.  PCR, FTIR-spectroscopy and MALDI-TOF MS offer different approaches. MALDI-TOF MS identifies microorganisms based on their unique protein fingerprints, providing rapid and cost-effective results. This technique is particularly advantageous for data analysis up to species level, due to its speed, as it can deliver results within minutes once the organism is cultured. 

Key questions to be addressed in the panel include: Which is the recommended method for quick, broad-spectrum identification? Are MALDI-TOF MS and FTIR-spectroscopy effective tools for confirming Salmonella and Listeria? And can FTIR-spectroscopy deliver same-day identification and typing results once the organism is cultured? 

Furthermore, this panel will explore the latest advancements in pathogen confirmation from colony material, including new workflows for mould identification and the application of FTIR-spectroscopy for contamination root cause analysis. Attendees will also hear about new applications of FTIR-spectroscopy for faster, more accurate Salmonella and Listeria typing. 

Key learning points:

• New database content of MALDI-TOF MS.
• New workflow of confirmation and typing of Salmonella, Listeria by MALDI-TOF MS and FTIR-spectroscopy
• New workflow for identification of moulds

REGISTER TODAY TO ATTEND >>> 

OUR SPEAKERS

Francis Muchaamba – Postdoc Researcher, at Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich 

Currently Postdoc Researcher at Univeristy of Zurich. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine & Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, CH. Study of Veterinary Medicine at University of Zimbabwe.

 

Sébastien Vacher – Scientific Affair

Since 5 years at Bruker, currently Director Industry Microbiology. Microbiology Researcher at Humboldt University Berlin. Dipl.-Biologist at Freie University Berlin. MBA, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA & WHU, Vallendar, Germany.

 

Olaf Degen – Director Industry Microbiology

Nearly 20 years with  Conidia. Resaerch Doctorate, Microbiology, at University Claude Bernard Lyon and, formation sur la gestion d’entreprises, at emlyon business school.

 

 

FAQs

FAQs 

Is the panel discussion free? 

Yes – there is no charge to watch the panel discussion, either live or on-demand. 

When will the panel discussion take place? 

19 February at 3pm GMT. 

Can I watch it later? 

The panel discussion will become available to watch on-demand shortly after the live webinar takes place. 

What are the benefits of attending live? 

You’ll be able to ask the speakers your questions, which will be answered live in the Q&A towards the end of the session. 

How long will the panel discussion be? 

This panel discussion will last up to an hour. 

What do I need to watch this panel discussion? 

All you need is a computer with an internet connection. We recommend using headphones if possible if you’re in an office environment.