AFL News

  • CFIA has approved the Agriculture and Food Laboratory (AFL) to Test for Trichinella

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    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)

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  • Evaluation of a High Throughput CRISPR Sequence-Based Method for Identification of Multiple Salmonella Serovars in a Sample from Poultry Production Environments

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    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)…

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