Dear Colleagues,

Please find:
- attached a zip file ( https://sites.anses.fr/en/system/files/Documents_1.zip ) containing:

Dear colleagues,

We have good news to announce to you: recently, the Institute of Reference Materials & Measurements (IRMM) of EC/Joint Research Centre, Geel (BE) has decided to launch the project of certification of reference materials for somatic cell count (SCC) in milk, in collaboration with EURL MMP and ISO/IDF/ICAR.

Dear Colleagues,

Please find enclosed :

• circular letter 2014/03 entitled “Reorganisation of the ANSES-Laboratory for Food Safety”,
• the presentation of the reorganisation (LSAl-EURL MMP_reorganisation 2014.pdf),
• the organisation chart of the Laboratory (LSAl MA BsM - Organisation chart EN.pdf),
• the organisation chart of the EURL for milk and milk products (EURL MMP_organisation chart_20140523.pdf).

With best regards

Adrien ASSERE
EURL MMP Deputy manager

Dear Colleagues,

As announced at our recent annual workshop, please find enclosed a new draft for the revision of  EURL Lm Technical Guidance Document on shelf-life studies for Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods (draft Version 3-02/05/2014, with and without revision marks).

Dear Colleagues,

It was a real pleasure to see you at the recent workshop of EURL/NRLs Lm in Teramo. This meeting has opened promising perspectives in term of future research collaborations between ourselves. We would like to thank you a lot for your great interest to collaborate with EURL Lm.

Dear Colleagues,

Please find enclosed :

-          Circular Letter 2014-06

• Report of pilot PT trial on challenge test for Listeria monocytogenes.

With best regards,

Bertrand

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Dr Bertrand LOMBARD
Head of mission "coordination of reference activities", manager of European Union-Reference Laboratories Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococci and Milk

Dear Colleagues,

Please find below the link to the EFSA/ECDC EU Summary Report on Trends and Sources of Zoonoses, Zoonotic Agents and Food-borne Outbreaks in 2012, in particular on listeriosis cases and Lm in food. It will be presented at our coming workshop by Valentina RIZZI, from EFSA:

http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3547.htm

Looking forward seeing you soon in Teramo,

With best regards,

Bertrand

Dear colleagues,

By circular letter 2012/03 dated 17/02/2012, we have sent you the EURL Lm Guidance document to evaluate the competence of laboratories implementing challenge tests on the growth potential of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods” (https://eurl-listeria.anses.fr/en/minisite/listeria/eurl-lm-technical-gu...).

Dear Colleagues,

Please find enclosed :

-          Circular Letter 2014-03

• EURL Lm Technical Guidance Document for conducting shelf-life studies on Listeria monocytogenes in refrigerated ready-to-eat foods (draft version 3)
• Accompanying note.

With best regards,

Bertrand

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