News 2009

DECEMBER 2009

- NRC Handelsblad - Geen Listeria meer in de Kaas en de Vis. ('No more Listeria in cheese and fish'), Interview Sander Voormolen with EBI's CEO, Mark Offerhaus, in NRC Handelsblad, Dec 23, 2009 (Dutch daily newspaper). Link

- Listeria must Die. Feature article in Dairy Industries, December 2009 Issue. Steven Hagens of EBI Food Safety Looks at the Issue of Listeria Management in Organic and Artisan Cheeses.  Link

-Mississippi Sate oublcation in the Journal of Foodbourne Pathogens and Disease: Reduction of Listeria monocytogenes on the Surface of  Fresh Channel Catfish Fillets by Bacteriophage P100 (LISTEX).  Link

OCTOBER 2009

- The War against Listeria.  Feature article on Foodbev.com Link
Fighting listeria tops the agenda of all dairy processors, but while stringent health and safety measures help to tackle the problem, they don’t stop this deadly food pathogen from causing serious illness and hundreds of deaths every year. Steven Hagens, Chief Scientific Officer of EBI Food Safety, looks at how we can win the war against Listeria.

SEPTEMBER 2009

-  FAST 50 Rising Star.  Deloitte nominated EBI Food Safety for the Fast 50 Rising Star Benelux Award.

   "Fast 50 companies: Even in these tough times, surprising and extraordinary efforts are under way in businesses across the globe. From politics to technology, energy, and transportation; from marketing to retail, health care, and design, each company illustrates the power and potential of innovative ideas and creative execution. These are the kinds of enterprises that will redefine our future and point the way to a better tomorrow. "

-  Report examines increase in listeriosis in UK.  Following reports of an increase in cases of listeria, predominantly in the over-60s age group, the FSA sought advice from the ACMSF, an independent scientific advisory committee, on the reasons for this change. Similar increases were also reported in other European countries, including France and Germany.  [summary]  [full publication]

AUGUST 2009

Keeping Clear of Listeria with Nature's Own Weaponry. Feature in Dairy Innovation's Aug/Sept 2009 issue.
Are we doing everything we can to stop Listeria in our products? [read article]

JUNE 2009

-  NATURAL BORN KILLER. Dutch feature article in Meat&Co.
Bij de bestrijding van ziekteverwekkende bacteriën in voedingsmiddelen met behulp van bacteriofagen heeft het Nederlandse EBI Food Safety te Wageningen met LISTEX™ een doorbraak gerealiseerd. [Read article in Dutch] 

APRIL 2009

-  US distributor brings anti-Listeria phage product to meat and poultry market
EBI Food Safety announced it has established a partnership with US distributor WTI to market its unique, award-winning anti-Listeria bacteriophage LISTEX™ to North American meat and poultry customers. [Read release]

FEBRUARY 2009

-  "Not on my watch": Eradicating Listeria with nature's own biotechnology - bacteriophages
Steven Hagens, Chief Scientic Officer, EBI Food Safety, looks at the latest developments of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes and the natural technology that can destroy it. [Read article]

JANUARY 2009

-  Listeriosis remains a cause for concern in Europe according to the report on zoonoses, jointly produced by the European Food Safety Authority in Parma, Italy, and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in Stockholm [Link]