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Securing the food and feed supply chain from potential bio- and agro-terroristic attempts (SiLeBAT)
Project
Project code: FLI-IBIZ-08-Je-0038
Contract period: 01.10.2010
- 31.12.2013
Purpose of research: Applied research
The overall goal of SiLeBAT is to develop scientific-based solutions for prevention of and risk assessment in the case of an intentional bio- or agro-terroristic attempt of the food and feed supply. The FLI takes part in the subproject A: “Food and feed matrices, growth behaviour and detection of biological threat agents.” With the goal to establish an informational database for agent-specific inquiries of growth and inactivation parameters, the ability to survive, resulting diseases for humans and animals as well as available and reliable diagnostic tools.
Mertens, K.; Freund, L.; Melzer, F.; Elschner, M.C. (2012): Comparison of Commercial DNA Extraction Kits for Rapid Real-Time PCR Detection of Bacillus anthracis Spores from Spiked Food Matrices. Tagung der DVG Fachgruppe „Bakteriologie und Mykologie“, Leipzig, Deutschland. Mertens, K., Melzer, F., Elschner, M. (2012): Vitality and detection of Bacillus anthracis spores in dairy products. International Conference of Biothreats and Biodefense Chicago, USA Mertens K, Freund L, Schmoock G, Hänsel C, Melzer F, Elschner MC. Comparative evaluation of eleven commercial DNA extraction kits for real-time PCR detection of Bacillus anthracis spores in spiked dairy samples. Int J Food Microbiol. 2014;170(0):29-37. Mertens K, Schneider O, Schmoock G, Melzer F, Elschner MC. Fate of Bacillus anthracis during production of laboratory-scale cream cheese and homemade-style yoghurt. Food Microbiol. 2015;46:336-41.
Section overview
Subjects
- Animal health
- Animal nutrition
Collaborative Project
SiLeBAT - Ensuring feed and food supply chain at bio-and agro-terrorism (BAT) incidents
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
FLI - Institute for Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses (FLI-IBIZ)
Participating institutions
- Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
- Free University of Berlin
- Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut - Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries (TI)
- Max Rubner-Institut - Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food (MRI)
- The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL)
- Institute of Animal Science (ITW)
- FLI - Instiitute for Epidemology (FLI - IfE)
- Analytik Jena AG
- SAP Research, CEC Karlsruhe, Security & Trust
