Foodborne Bacterial Toxins International Symposium

 

Foodborne Bacterial Toxins International Symposium (FBTIS): it is The First

Foodborne Bacterial Toxins International Symposium (FBTIS) is the ideal place to take stock of the state of the art, scientific advances, and health and socio-economic issues on toxin-producing bacteria in food. The ANSES Food Safety Laboratory is pleased to announce the first international symposium on foodborne bacterial toxins. This event, which is under the aegis of the French Society of Microbiology (SFM), The International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene (ICFMH) and the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (IZSPLV, Italy), will take place from April 2 to 4, 2025, at ANSES - Maisons-Alfort (Paris, France). Over the course of these two days, the symposium will bring together recognized international experts to address – in a "One Health” perspective – the role of toxins produced by bacteria in foodborne diseases.

This first symposium will focus on staphylococci, Bacillus, and Clostridium. The scientific program will also cover regulatory, normative, scientific and analytical developments related to foodborne bacterial toxins as well as the challenges still to be met.

 

FBTIS 2025 at a glance

Foodborne bacterial toxins from Staphylococcus, Bacillus, and Clostridium - from state of the art to future perspectives regarding:

  • Epidemiology and outbreak investigation
  • Legislation, new microbiological criteria and standardisation
  • Methodology and use of AI/Machine-learning tools
  • Food safety management and risk assessment

 

FBTIS scientific committee is pleased to present Invited experts in the field of bacterial toxins topics:

Host Institution: ANSES, FOOD SAFETY LABORATORY

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