Report of the representatives of the EURL Salmonella (Kirsten Mooijman), EURLs Listeria monocytogenes (Nathalie Gnanou-Besse and Bertrand Lombard), Milk and Staphylococci (Bertrand Lombard), EURL Campylobacter (Ingrid Hansson), EURL on bivalve molluscs (Rachel Hartnell, CEN/TC275/WG6 only), EURL on Escherichia coli (Stefano Morabito and Rosangela Tozzoli, CEN/TC275/WG6 only) and EURL Parasites (Patrizia Rossi, ISO/TC34/SC9 only).

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to inform you that EFSA has just published the report of Part B “Analysis of factors related to prevalence and exploring compliance” of  the analysis of the baseline survey on the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in certain ready-to-eat foods in the EU, 2010-2011: see web link below.

Dear Colleagues,

Please find enclosed the report of the EURL representatives to the annual plenary meetings of ISO/TC 34/SC 9 and CEN/TC 275/WG 6, dealing with international and European standardization in food microbiology, which were held in Washington DC last June. Resolutions/recommendations taken are also appended.

I have represented EURL CPS at these meetings.

To note in particular:

1.       ISO meeting:

Dear Colleagues,

Please find enclosed:

-          Circular letter 2013/09

-          Accompanying document

Related to the 2013 PT trial on CPS enumeration.

With best regards,

Bertrand