EU Tools for Research, Food Analysis + Elective EUs

Reminder of issues related to food hygiene and safety:

- biological risks and containment, microbial biofilms, GMOs, fraud, etc.

Proficiency in research tools...:

- Techniques for detecting, quantifying, and identifying microorganisms:
* counting, microscopy, epifluorescence, flow cytometry, ATP measurement, Q-PCR, DNA chips, etc.

- Physical-chemical techniques: chromatography, IR spectroscopy, rheology, etc.

- Immunoenzymatic and immunochromatographic techniques: ELISA, lateral flow strip, etc.

… and application to food analysis:

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

Implementation of quality assurance standards:

- analytical standards, sampling, statistical processing, method validation, etc.

EU Manager

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