Webinar: Total Listeria management

 

Date: 3rd September
Time: 12:00 h – 14:30 h (CEST)

 

Listeria monocytogenes remains one of the most critical challenges to food safety, especially following recent outbreaks in Europe and with a new key regulatory framework on the horizon that requires a robust technical response.

Christeyns Food Hygiene has organised a free interactive webinar for 3 September, in which leading international experts will analyse the key aspects of comprehensive Listeria management, from detection to the implementation of effective hygiene plans.

 

What will you learn?

  • Main current challenges related to Listeria.
  • Control strategies based on inspection, cleaning, training and detection methods. You will learn about the Listeria Defense service.
  • How to develop practical and effective strategies to protect your customers and your business.

 

Guest experts

We will be joined by leading figures in the sector:

 

 
  • Dr. Karin Goodburn, Director General of the Chilled Food Association.

Will be covering the changes to the EU legislation relating to Listeria and how and where it applies.  Will also be talking about the difference between the EU and UK legislation as a result of these changes.

Covering a background to Listeria, what the challenges are and current rates of Listeriosis infections across the UK and EU.
  • Dr. María Sanz,
    R&D Manager Microbiology at Christeyns
 Talking about laboratory testing timescales and genetic analysis of Listeria.
  • Richard Cowderoy, UK Technical Support Manager (UK & ROI) at Christeyns Food Hygiene

The role that inspection and review plays in managing Listeria and the key aspects of factory fabrication and design.

Training and awareness of personnel handling food and how best to tailor these activities to meet the needs of the different seniority levels.
  • Peter Littleton, Technical Director at Christeyns Food Hygiene Ltd

The role of cleaning and disinfection in managing Listeria and the key aspects to reduce the risks of infection.

Biofilm detection and removal.

The use of rapid technologies to identify bacterial populations and screen for the presence of Listeria species and the pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes.

A practical case study where rapid testing using FreshCheck & LoopiX has identified pathogen presence before food production has commenced.

 

Why attend?

This event will give you a comprehensive overview of Listeria management, providing you with key knowledge, practical tools and expert advice to strengthen your pathogen control plans.

 

👉 Reserve your free place and discover how to take your food hygiene strategy to the next level. [Register now]

 

We hope to see you at this informative and practical webinar which will present a full picture on the control and management of this bacterium.