The first international symposium on foodborne bacterial toxins is organized under the aegis of:

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, Food Safety Laboratory 

The French Society of Microbiology (SFM).

The International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene (ICFMH) 

The Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (IZSPLV, Italy)