AFL News

E. coli O157:H7(NM), a specific serotype of Escherichia coli, causes severe intestinal infections in humans and is associated with illnesses such as diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and in some cases, death. This pathogen was first identified as the cause of a major outbreak linked to undercooked hamburgers in 1982 (Riley et al., 1983) and has…

Keeping disease-causing microbes out of Ontario’s food supply. Dr. Shu Chen, Senior Research Scientist and Manager, Agriculture and Food Laboratory, University of Guelph https://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/expert/shu-chen

We are pleased to announce that we have been approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to test for Trichinella in pork for export.  Please reach out to us at aflinfo@uoguelph.ca or 519-767-6299 if you are interested in learning about this service.  Export requirements for meat – Canadian Food Inspection Agency (canada.ca)

The Agriculture and Food Laboratory has successfully completed the research project “OAF-2019-100464 – Evaluation of a High Throughput CRISPR Sequence-Based Method for Identification of Multiple Salmonella Serovars in a Sample from Poultry Production Environments”.  The project was funded via a competitive grant by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a five-year federal-provincial-territorial initiative program (http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/cap/index.ht). Principle Researchers: Dr. Shu Chen (PI)…