9-9:15 a.m. Breakfast
9:15-11:55 a.m. 2nd laboratory session
9:15-11:55 a.m. Demonstrations:
Food quality and safety: how to move from reactive approach to proactive risk management (bioMérieux Iberia):
• 1st session: 9:15-10:30 a.m.
• 2nd session: 10:40-11:55 a.m.
Deviations related to microbiological control in the food industry: management, corrective actions, and preventive measures (AENOR):
• 1st session: 9:15-10:30 a.m.
• 2nd session: 10:40-11:55 a.m.
11:55 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Break
12:05-12:50 p.m. Dr. Nathalie Gnanou Besse (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety –ANSES–, Maisons‐Alfort, France):
• Impact of false positives, atypical strains, and new Listeria species on results of Listeria monocytogenes analyses
1-1:10 p.m. Group photo, by Pixelker (and T-shirts by Isona Imatge i Protecció)
1:10-2:10 p.m. Lunch
2:10-5:05 p.m. Microbiology companies · exhibition (Fung group):
• The revolution in gluten analysis by immunoturbidimetry (BioSystems)
• Confidence in rapid microbiology: role of proficiency testing (Ecuante Ensayos de Aptitud)
• Applications of next generation DNA sequencing in the food sector (Illumina Productos España)
• From uncertainty to control: airflow analysis and microbiological reservoir investigation in the food industry (Kersia Ibérica)
• Automated AI-powered microscopy for the food industry. Simple, autonomous and affordable devices for food quality control (Microfy Systems)
• Food safety and food protection: a global perspective (Oxoid Remel Microbiology | acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific)
5:05-5:15 p.m. Break
5:15-6 p.m. Dr. Montse Vila Brugalla and Mr. Samuel Portaña Tudela (Barcelona Public Health Agency –ASPB–, Barcelona):
• Studies on safe shelf-life of ready-to-eat meals
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. Montse Vila Brugalla
• Mr. David Tomás Fornés (Working Group on Standardisation in food chain microbiology, UNE, Valencia)
• Ms. Itzíar Olea García (Oxoid Remel Microbiology, Madrid)
• Mr. Rubén Melgarejo Ibáñez (Illumina Productos España, Madrid)
• Ms. Montserrat Enjuto Grijalba (Werfen, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona)
6:30 p.m. Official adjournment of the workshop: celebration