Dear Colleagues,

Please find enclosed :

-          Circular Letter 2014/01,
-          the link of the enquiry to be filled out ideally by 25/01/2014 but before 10/02/2014:
 https://www.enquetes.anses.fr/formation2/EURLLm-InventoryoftypingmethodsforListeria/questionnaire.htm?aspxid=BsSLGg7G/xqCAhsVKtWvQsiaLJDxom+k&&key=FKI-BFMALDFSRD&auto=1

Dear Colleagues,

Please find enclosed :

• Circular Letter 2013/17
• Report of the development of a set of Listeria monocytogenes strains for conducting challenge tests (V0-20/12/2013)

With best regards,

Bertrand

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Dr Bertrand LOMBARD
Sub-director in charge of reference activities, manager of European Union-Reference Laboratories Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococci and Milk

Dear Colleagues,

Please find enclosed :

• Circular Letter 2013/16
• Draft Version 3 (25 October 2013) for the revision of the EURL Lm TECHNICAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENT for conducting shelf-life studies on Listeria monocytogenes in refrigerated ready-to-eat foods.

With best regards,

Bertrand

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Dear Colleagues,

Please find enclosed :

• Circular Letter 2013/16
• Draft Version 3 (25 October 2013) for the revision of the EURL Lm TECHNICAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENT for conducting shelf-life studies on Listeria monocytogenes in refrigerated ready-to-eat foods.

With best regards,

Bertrand

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Dear Colleagues,

EURL Milk and Milk Products / Pasteurization Tracers invites you to participate to the inter-laboratory proficiency trial it organizes by the end of November this year.

The aim of this trial is to assess NRLs’ ability to determine the alkaline phosphatase activity in cheese according to the method attached.