Dear Colleagues,

Please find attached:

·              the circular letter N°2014/04 entitled “Report  of the 2013 Proficiency Testing trial on the detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins” (CPS-Cr-201405L.pdf);

·              the report (CPS-Cr-201405R.pdf),

·              the satisfaction questionnaire to be filled out and return by 23 June 2014 (CPS-Cr-201405Q.doc).

With best regards,

Adrien

Dear Colleagues,

Further to the oral presentation made by Laurent LALOUX at the last annual CPS workshop, please find enclosed:

• A note presenting the reorganisation of our laboratory in 2014, including the teams dedicated to EURL CPS, as well as our new postal and delivery address;
• The organisational charts of our laboratory and or EURL CPS.

Remaining at your disposal for any further details you may need,

With best regards,

Bertrand

Dear Colleagues,

Please find:
- attached the circular invitation to the upcomming PT Trial dedicated to Lm typing (LIS-Cr-201411L.pdf),
- the link to register the PT Trial (by 15 August 2014):
https://www.enquetes.anses.fr/food_safety/2014-PT-Lm-typing/en.htm

With best regards

Adrien ASSERE
EURL Lm Deputy manager 

Dear Colleagues,

Please find:
- attached a zip file ( https://sites.anses.fr/en/system/files/Documents_1.zip ) containing:

Dear colleagues,

We have good news to announce to you: recently, the Institute of Reference Materials & Measurements (IRMM) of EC/Joint Research Centre, Geel (BE) has decided to launch the project of certification of reference materials for somatic cell count (SCC) in milk, in collaboration with EURL MMP and ISO/IDF/ICAR.

Dear Colleagues,

Please find enclosed :

• circular letter 2014/03 entitled “Reorganisation of the ANSES-Laboratory for Food Safety”,
• the presentation of the reorganisation (LSAl-EURL MMP_reorganisation 2014.pdf),
• the organisation chart of the Laboratory (LSAl MA BsM - Organisation chart EN.pdf),
• the organisation chart of the EURL for milk and milk products (EURL MMP_organisation chart_20140523.pdf).

With best regards

Adrien ASSERE
EURL MMP Deputy manager

Dear Colleagues,

As announced at our recent annual workshop, please find enclosed a new draft for the revision of  EURL Lm Technical Guidance Document on shelf-life studies for Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods (draft Version 3-02/05/2014, with and without revision marks).