Main research questionThe Bacillus cereus group encompasses important foodborne pathogens and spoilage species. They can all form endospores which frequently survive industrial conditions of heating, desinfection and radiation.
Impact of Bacillus cereus endospore evolution on food safety and stability
Main research questionMicrobial contamination in the food industry constitutes an important risk for the safety and quality of food products. Despite cleaning and disinfection food contact surfaces often remain soiled with attached microbial communities called biofilms.
Understanding of multispecies biofilms in the food industry is indispensible to control biofilm related food safety and quality issues
Contact: Koen De Reu > See the complete list of analyses The analyses for microbiological food safety concern spoilage organisms, hygienic indicators, pathogenic and toxin-producing bacteria (pathogens). Most microbiological analyses are performed on all types of food matrices using standardized ISO reference methods.
Analyses of microbiological food safety
Screening lab Contact: Wim Reybroeck In the laboratory for antibiotic screening, foodstuffs can be screened using microbiological tests for the presence of inhibitory substances (mainly antibiotics and chemotherapeutics).
Chemical food safety-related analyses
ILVO has many years of experience in the field of chemical and microbiological food safety. For the analysis of finished food products, raw materials, ingredients, (semi)manufactured products, residues and by-products, ILVO has the necessary equipment and expertise and this for numerous components such as residues and contaminants (e.g.
Food safety and quality above all Food safety and food quality are basic requirements within a nutritionally balanced diet.
Food: Food safety
Wat is Food Pilot?
De Food Pilot is een pilootfabriek die de innovatie van de Vlaamse Agro-Food industrie moet ondersteunen. Ze biedt aan bedrijven uit de Agro-Food sector de mogelijkheid om nieuwe concepten of producten te testen alvorens ze op industriële schaal te produceren.
Go4Food seeks food change actors for food strategy
#Go4Food seeks #voedselveranderaars who commit to share their own idea(s) and through collaboration develop them into a concrete initiative or project by the Flemish Food Summit in fall 2022.
The expertise and services of ILVO’s labs are available to members of the entire food production chain, from primary production to the food processing industry. Several of our lab analyses are BELAC-accredited.
Food-related analyses
The expertise and services of ILVO’s labs are available to members of the entire food production chain, from primary production to the food processing industry. Several of our lab analyses are BELAC-accredited.
Food-related analyses
Roof Food
Main research questionThe ROOFFOOD project focuses on soil characteristics in the Ghent roof garden of the same name with the intention of being an inspiring example case for other roof agriculture projects.
ROOF FOOD: incubator for rooftop farming