Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to inform you that EFSA has just published the report of Part B “Analysis of factors related to prevalence and exploring compliance” of  the analysis of the baseline survey on the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in certain ready-to-eat foods in the EU, 2010-2011: see web link below.

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce you the recent publication of 2 papers on the set-up of the EURL Lm database, one published in Journal of Microbiological Methods, and one in ANSES publication Euroreference: see enclosed.

Wishing you a nice continuation of summer,

With best regards,

Bertrand

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

Dear Colleagues,

Please find:
- attached the circular invitation to the upcomming PT Trial dedicated to Lm typing (LIS-Cr-201411L.pdf),
- the link to register the PT Trial (by 15 August 2014):
https://www.enquetes.anses.fr/food_safety/2014-PT-Lm-typing/en.htm

With best regards

Adrien ASSERE
EURL Lm Deputy manager