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EBI FOOD SAFETY nominated for
Deloitte's Fast 50 Rising Star Award 2009
EBI FOOD SAFETY WINS FIE GOLD 2008 - 2009 IN LONDON
LISTEX™ awarded best industry innovation: "Phages: the future of food safety" [PDF]
April 2008 feature article: Bacteriophages,
New Weapons for Food Safety
Publication Dutch Ministry of
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
Phages, alternative to antibiotics
[Full Text PDF]
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DECEMBER 2009
NRC Handelsblad, Dec 23, 2009 (Dutch daily newspaper) - interview with EBI's CEO, Mark Offerhaus. Link
Feature article EBI Food Safety in Dairy Industries, December 2009 Issue. Link
Mississippi State University - publication in the Journal of Foodborne Pathogens and Disease: LISTEX effective against Listeria monocytogenes on Catfish Fillets Link
October 2009
The war against Listeria; feature article on Foodbev.com Link
January 2009
Listeria remains cause for concern in Europe, according to EFSA Link
October 2008
Food Engineering and Ingredients: Eradicating Listeria monocytogenes with nature's own biotechnology bacteriophages Read more
May 2008
Increasing Incidence of Listeriosis in Europe Read more
November 2007
EBI Food Safety honored with FIE Gold Award 2008/2009 Read more
July 2007
FDA and USDA approval for LISTEX™ as GRAS for all food products Read more
LISTEX™ P100
LISTEX™ P100 is a culture of safe micro-organisms (bacteriophage preparation) in use as a processing-aid, characterized by its broad spectrum toward Listeria monocytogenes strains.
The use of LISTEX™ P100, and its application, can be easily integrated within the daily routine of the normal production process. The application of LISTEX™ P100 does not affect any of the properties of the food product, be it chemical, physical, or organoleptic (i.e. taste and flavor).
LISTEX™ P100 product data sheet [PDF]
Industrial trials can be conducted within your company. For further information, please contact us
LISTEX™ P100 CAN ERADICATE LISTERIA
The graph below demonstrates recent results of successful eradication of Listeria in a cheese production environment.
Figure: Day 0, Listeria monocytogenes inoculation 7 CFU/ cm2 cheese surface
LISTEX™ P100 (Activity, Survival & Inactivation)
Activity
- Temperature: optimum 30°C, range 1 to 35°C.
- pH: optimum 7.7 , range 5.5 – 9.5
- Water activity: minimum aw permitting activity = 0.92. Optimum at 0.99.
- NaCl: high tolerances up to saturated solutions.
Survival
- Temperature: optimum 4°C. Range 0+°C to 37°C. Stable at 42°C. for at least 48 hours.
- pH: optimum 7.5, will retain stability at pH 3 for 4 hours.
- Atmosphere: not influenced by atmosphere.
- NaCl: will survive in saturated solutions
Inactivation
- Temperature: rapidly inactivated at temperatures above 50°C.
- pH: inactivated at pH values less than 3. Inactivation proceeds faster at higher temperatures.
- Water activity (aw): can remain viable in dry environments (next to 0) for long periods.
- Salt (NaCl): rapid desalination can cause osmosis and inactivate phage. Allow 2 minute intervals for every 10% salt reduction in solutions
- Hypochlorine (HoCl): avoid contact. Rapid inactivation at low levels
