Author: Agriculture & Food Laboratory

The Agriculture and Food Laboratory of the University of Guelph will be CLOSED on Friday, June 30th to celebrate Canada Day with the exception of our Sample Reception. Our Sample Reception is OPEN on Friday, June 30 from 8 am to 4 pm to receive samples. Any samples (including rush) that are submitted will not be started until Monday, July…

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)…