Course Unit: Research Tools, Food Analysis + Elective Course Units

A summary of issues related to food safety and hygiene:

- biological hazards and containment measures, microbial biofilms, GMOs, fraud, etc.

Proficiency in research tools... :

- Techniques for the detection, quantification, and identification of microorganisms:
* enumeration, microscopy, epifluorescence, flow cytometry, ATP measurement, Q-PCR, DNA microarrays…

- Physicochemical techniques: chromatography, IR spectroscopy, rheology…

- Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunochromatographic techniques: ELISA, lateral-flow strips, etc.

… and its application to food analysis:

- Milk: bacteriological analysis and testing for adulteration
- Soda: chemical composition analysis
- Fungi, starches: microscopic observations
- Oysters: detection and quantification of the hepatitis A virus

Implementation of quality assurance standards:

- analytical standards, sampling, statistical analysis, method validation…

EU Manager

Marie-Thérèse Chateau: marie-therese.chateau@umontpellier.fr