Approaches to Meat Safety

Implementation of an Approach for the Fast Detection of Food-Borne Bacterial Pathogens in the Pig and Pork Chain Through the Creation of a Joint Technological Unit ACTIA “FASTYPERS”

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Abstract

Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. are two major pathogens at the border between humans, animals and the environment. These pathogens are known to be present throughout the entire pig and pork production chain and some strains can develop different mechanisms to survive and persist into this environment. The Joint Technological Unit ACTIA entitled “FASTYPERS” (Fastypers 2022 - ACTIA (actia-asso.eu) has been created in France to gain a deeper insight into the contamination of the pig and pork sector, for both of these pathogens, in a One-Health approach. FASTYPERS is a 5 years project, located in Maisons-Alfort, which involves the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), the National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), the French Food Safety and Dairy Product Institute (ACTALIA) and the French Pig and Pork Institute (IFIP). The goal is to develop molecular tools that can be used routinely by the pig and pork industry to detect strains that are resistant to biocides and heavy metals, able to form biofilms and present at different stages of the supply chain. Precise detection of these specific resistant/persistent strains can lead to the control procedures that target these strains and thus assist decision-makers in the pig and pork industry in enhancing food safety.

How to Cite:

Feurer, C., Cadel-Six, S., Félix, B., Douarre, P., Tsoumtsa Meda, L., Bridier, A., Soumet, C., Briandet, R., Hanin, A., Michel, V. & Roussel, S., (2023) “Implementation of an Approach for the Fast Detection of Food-Borne Bacterial Pathogens in the Pig and Pork Chain Through the Creation of a Joint Technological Unit ACTIA “FASTYPERS””, SafePork 14(1).