Numero del progetto: 18.00.18.04.01

Increasing the Food Safety of Dairy Products through Prevalence Studies, Challenge Tests, Reference Analysis and Risk Prioritisation

With research findings, challenge tests, surveys and risk-based recommendations, Agroscope makes a crucial contribution to the safety of milk and dairy products, and ensures their value-added and exportability. As the national reference laboratory for milk and dairy products, it also contributes to the implementation of food and agriculture legislation in Switzerland, and in bilateral agreements with the EU.

Food-borne illnesses in humans occur worldwide, and new findings indicate that they are on the rise, owing to changes in the characteristics of pathogens, climate change and globalisation. In this project, our researchers record and investigate the introduction and spread of antibiotic resistance, persistence, chemical impurities, residues and adulterations.

Fritsch L.
2.3.3 Listeriose - Überwachung in Milchprodukten.
In: Bericht zur Überwachung von Zoonosen und lebensmittelbedingten Krankheitsausbrüchen - Daten 2020, 42 pp. 08. Juli, Ed. BLV/BAG. 2021.

Fritsch L., Imhof R., Hummerjohann J., Marti Serrano E.
Genomic characterization of long-time persistent Listeria monocytogenes strains in dairy facilities.
In: Genomic characterization of long-time persistent Listeria monocytogenes strains in dairy facilities. 02.11., Lausanne, Effost. 2021.

Clawin-Rädecker I., De Block J., Egger C., Willis C., Da Silva Felicio M. T., Messens W.
The use of alkaline phosphatase and possible alternative testing to verify pasteurisation of raw milk, colostrum, dairy and colostrum-based products.
EFSA Journal, 19, (4), 2021, 1-73.

Berger T., Schwarz D.
Inventory, evaluation and perspectives on methods for determination of somatic cell count.
IDF. 31 may, 2021, 63 pp.

Mühlemann M.
Aiuto pratico per la valutazione degli indicatori nelle categorie di rischio di PrioTool.
Arbeitsgruppe PrioTool, V-00. 19 maggio, 2021, 23 pp.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Mühlemann M., Imhof R., Lehmann I., Zaffarano P.
Manuale PrioTool.
Arbeitsgruppe PrioTool, V-00. 19 maggio, 2021, 21 pp.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Berger T., Schwarz D.
New IDF Bulletin n°510 – Inventory, Evaluation and Perspectives on methods for determination of Somatic Cell Count.
IDF/ICAR. Newsletter 8, May, 2021, 7 pp.

Widmer J., Berger T., Egger C.
Antoinette (DNA and Antibody Stained Total and Differential Somatic Cell counting in Milk using Flow Cytometry) project – Somatic cell count and differentiation in raw milk using flow cytometry.
IDF/ICAR. Newsletter 8, May, 2021, 8-9 pp.

Ingenhoff J.-E., Mühlemann M., Ackermann-Gäumann R., Moor D., Berger T.
Risk assessment of alimentary transmission of tick-borne encephalitis viruses from goats to humans by means of milk and milk products in alpine regions of Switzerland.
In: IDF International Cheese Science and Technology Symposium, June 7, 9 and 11, 2021. 07.06., Ed. IDF, IDF, virtual (Quebec). 2021.

Fritsch L., Baleswaran A., Bergis H., Lintz A., Hamon E., Stahl V., Augustin J. C., Guillier L.
A microscopy-based approach for determining growth probability and lag time of individual bacterial cells.
Food Research International, 140, 2021, 1-9.

Widmer J., Jäger M. L., Berger T., Egger C.
Somatic cell count and differentiation in raw milk using flow cytometry.
In: . 25.01., Ed. Agroscope, Liebefeld - Agroscope. 2021.

Ingenhoff J.-E., Berger T., Mühlemann M.
Phthalate in der Milchwirtschaft: Problematische Weichmacher in Milch und Milchprodukten vermeiden.
Agroscope, Bern. Merkblatt Nr. 115, 2020, 4 pp.
altre lingue: francese

Ingenhoff J.-E., Mühlemann M., Ackermann-Gäumann R., Moor D., Berger T.
Risk assessment of the alimentary transmission of tick-borne encephalitis viruses from goats to humans by milk and milk products in Swiss alpine regions.
Archiv für Lebensmittelhygiene, 71, (5), 2020, 110-114.

Muchaamba F., Eshwar A. K., Von Ah U., Stevens M. J. A., Tasara T.
Evolution of Listeria monocytogenes during a persistent human prosthetic hip joint infection.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 2020, 1-19.

Berger T., Fritsch L., Imhof R., Jakob E., Stanke T., Romanò A.
Erfahrungen aus der Listerienberatung - Kolloquium vom 29. August 2019.
Agroscope Transfer, 295, 2019.
altre lingue: francese | inglese

Schwendimann L., Jakob E., Weik D., Graber H. U., Bachmann H.-P., Berger T.
Effects of scalding temperature on the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and the formation of enterotoxins in the production of alpine hard cheese.
In: International Scientific Conference on Raw Milk. 24 October, Valencia, Spain. 2019, 1.

Egger C., Brügger C., Widmer J., Berger T.
ANTOINETTE - DNA and antibody stained total and differential somatic cell counting in milk using flow cytometry.
In: Analytica conference. 21 March, Ed. AEOS, Roma. 2019, 1-18.

Berger T., Luginbühl W.
Calculation model to compare different proficiency tests – Modello di calcolo per la comparazione dei proficiency tests.
In: Analytica conference. 21 March, Ed. AEOS, Roma. 2019, 1-15.

Boss R., Hummerjohann J.
Whole genome sequencing characterization of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from flour from Swiss Retail Markets.
Journal of Food Protection, 82, (8), 2019, 1398-1404.

Maurer J., Wechsler D., Irmler S., Berger T.
Vermeidung von persistenten Kontaminationen in Melkanlagen.
Agrarforschung Schweiz, 10, (3), 2019, 116-121.
altre lingue: francese

Mühlemann M.
Beurteilung Biozidprodukt CHZN4408 Autan Tropical Spray: Beurteilung z.H. BAG.
16.10., 2018.

Egger C., Brügger C., Spahni A., Berger T., Boitelle C., Ghezzal H.
Validation of Alkaline Phosphatase Fluorometric Microwell Assay.
In: Analytical Week ISO/IDF. 23 April, Dublin. 2018, 1-14.