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Draft EU regulation published on required use of whole genome sequencing (WGS)

The European Commission has published draft regulation which would require EU member states to undertake and report whole genome sequencing (WGS) analyses during foodborne illness investigations
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Keynote address: Old age pathogens finding new homes

Dr John Donaghy delivered the keynote on the opening day of the 2024 European Food Sure Summit. He looked at how old pathogens are presenting in new places, why this is happening and how new analytics technology is finding them.

The European Commission has published draft regulation which would require EU member states to undertake and report whole genome sequencing (WGS) analyses during foodborne illness investigations. Whole genome sequencing can help identify foodborne outbreaks quickly, reducing the number of food recalls, by linking isolated pathogens from humans, animals, the environment and other such sources to organism clusters.

Feedback is open on this draft regulation until 18th September.

The draft regulation has indicated that isolates of the following pathogens would be required to be tested: Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Campylobacter jujuni, and Campylobacter coli.

According to new regulation, the results of testing would need to be submitted to the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC’s) joint One Health system.

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