This conference will be held from Sept 1st to Sept 3rd 2008 in Aberdeen at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre

The theme is evolving microbial food safety and quality and topics include:
• Foodborne pathogens: Listeria, VTEC, Campylobacter, Salmonella & viruses
• Fish microbiology – spoilage and safety
• Food Safety and Quality: Ready to eat foods, fermented foods, ethnic foods
• Food Mycology
• Food attribution, risk assessment, predictive modelling
• Food allergies and food micro toxicology
• Biological toxins
• Control of pathogens: bacteriocins, phage control
• Advanced methods: rapid detection, molecular typing, transcriptomics
• Hot topics
Food Micro 2008 Aberdeen aims to build on the success of previous FOOD MICRO meetings by combining the very latest scientific developments in the field with extensive social opportunities featuring the best that Aberdeen and Scotland have to offer – castles, golf, hill-walking, whisky trail and even the Loch Ness monster!
Iain Ogden and Norval Strachan – co-chairs - look forward to welcoming you to Aberdeen in 2008!

Microbiology Conferences