Listeria - the full story: Understanding, controlling, and preventing the silent threat in food safety
16 September 2025
Member: £130 + VAT / Non-member: £170 + VAT
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Summary
Join us for an insightful event exploring how to understand and tackle Listeria risks across the food chain — from good manufacturing and food processing practices to effective cleaning strategies and retail perspectives. We'll dive into outbreak and recall management, public health impact, and a real-world case study showcasing fast and insightful detection methods such as pathogen mapping and environmental monitoring expertise.
Who should attend
Designed for decision-makers across the food production chain – because Listeria management is everyone's business.
Event Director
Fiona Cawkell
Provisional programme
| Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Registration and arrival refreshments |
| 09:30 | Welcome and Chairperson's introduction |
| 10:10 | Outbreak management and impact to public health Anais Painset, UKHSA |
| 10:50 | Refreshment break |
| 11:10 | Control of Listeria through formulation and process Jeff Banks, Managing Consultant, Food Safety Assurance |
| 11:50 | How can we optimise source tracking for L. monocytogenes Lina Otero, bioMérieux |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:20 | Listeria management in retail Sarah Dickinson, Co-Op Group |
| 14:00 | Refreshment break |
| 14:20 | Tracking Listeria through food production premises plus biocide antibiotic tolerances Josh MacLeod, Cardiff Metropolitan University |
| 15:00 | What kills Listeria and how do you remove it? David Childs, Kersia UK |
| 15:40 | Close |
Speakers profiles coming soon
Please note copies of the presentations will not be available on the day but a recording of the event will be made available within a few days of the event for registered delegates.