AFL News

On Monday, May 19, 2025, AFL will be closed for Victoria Day.  Should you have any questions, please contact us by email: aflinfo@uoguelph.ca, and we will respond to you as soon as possible. The AFL extends warmest wishes for a relaxing and safe Victoria Day weekend to you and your families. 

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)…