9-9:15 a.m. Breakfast
9:15-11:55 a.m. 2nd laboratory session (mornings group)
11:55 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Break
12:05-12:50 p.m. Dr. Nathalie Gnanou Besse (Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation, de l’Environnement et du Travail –ANSES–, Maisons‐Alfort, France):
• Listeria monocytogenes: update in regulations and impact of genetic diversity on its behaviour and detection
1-1:10 p.m. Group photo, by Pixelker
1:10-2:40 p.m. Lunch
2:40-5:05 p.m. Microbiology companies · exhibition (Yersin group):
• Implementation of technologies in food testing (Illumina Productos España)
• Work optimization in microbiology laboratories: from sample preparation to analysis (Interscience)
• Food safety and food protection: a global perspective (Thermo Fisher Diagnostics)
5:05-5:15 p.m. Break
5:15-6 p.m. Dr. Marta Hugas Maurici (independent expert, former chief scientist at the European Food Safety Authority –EFSA–, Girona):
• Future trends in food safety
6-6:30 p.m. Open discussion about instrumentation in food microbiology, world trade trends, and other current topics. Conclusions. Participants:
• Chairman: Dr. José Juan Rodríguez Jerez (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra –Cerdanyola del Vallès–, Barcelona)
• Dr. Marta Hugas Maurici
• Mr. José Antonio Salazar Rabasa (Micral Análisis Alimentarios, Lugo)
• Ms. Itzíar Olea García (Thermo Fisher Diagnostics, Madrid)
• Mr. Rubén Melgarejo Ibáñez (Illumina Productos España, Madrid)
6:30 p.m. Official adjournment of the workshop: celebration