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Health and Nutrition
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Maritime Ambitions
Food safety unit, Boulogne-sur-Mer (LSAL BsM)
Research unit
The food safety unit has interest in biological and chemical hazards that can affect the safety and quality of food. It is located on two sites: Maisons-Alfort and Boulogne-sur-Mer.
The Maisons-Alfort site has 120 people specialized in food safety, and the Boulogne-sur-Mer site has more than 20 people working exclusively on fishery and aquaculture products.
The unit focuses its work on biological (bacteria, viruses, parasites) and chemical (toxins, trace metals, pesticides, organic pollutants, microplastics, histamine) hazards present or likely to be present in food, especially at the distribution and consumption stages.
The unit ensures missions of reference and surveillance laboratory in support of the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as research on food hazards.
The Maisons-Alfort site has 120 people specialized in food safety, and the Boulogne-sur-Mer site has more than 20 people working exclusively on fishery and aquaculture products.
The unit focuses its work on biological (bacteria, viruses, parasites) and chemical (toxins, trace metals, pesticides, organic pollutants, microplastics, histamine) hazards present or likely to be present in food, especially at the distribution and consumption stages.
The unit ensures missions of reference and surveillance laboratory in support of the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as research on food hazards.
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Laurent Laloux
Director
6 boulevard Bassin Napoléon
62200 BOULOGNE-SUR-MER
Staff
Total staff : 26
Research staff : 5
Research support staff : 14
Skills
• Analysis and characterization of food hazards
• Food and seafood safety
• Cleaning, disinfection
• Bacteria, parasites, microplastics, biogenic amines, antibiotic resistance
• Food and seafood safety
• Cleaning, disinfection
• Bacteria, parasites, microplastics, biogenic amines, antibiotic resistance
Example(s) of projects
Collaborations/Partners/Scientific clients
National:
Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Centres hospitaliers universitaires, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Conseil régional des Hauts-de-France, Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer (Ifremer), Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (INRAE), Institut Pasteur de Paris et de Lille, Universités (Paris-Est, Paris-Sud, Lille Nord de France, Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale)
International:
Commission européenne (DG Santé), Autorité européenne de sécurité alimentaire (AESA),The Central Public Health Institute (ISS, Italy), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, ECDC), The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM, Netherlands), The Technical University of Denmark (DTU, Danemark), Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale (Italy), Comité européen de normalisation (CEN, Belgium)
Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Centres hospitaliers universitaires, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Conseil régional des Hauts-de-France, Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer (Ifremer), Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (INRAE), Institut Pasteur de Paris et de Lille, Universités (Paris-Est, Paris-Sud, Lille Nord de France, Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale)
International:
Commission européenne (DG Santé), Autorité européenne de sécurité alimentaire (AESA),The Central Public Health Institute (ISS, Italy), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, ECDC), The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM, Netherlands), The Technical University of Denmark (DTU, Danemark), Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale (Italy), Comité européen de normalisation (CEN, Belgium)
Collaborations/Partners/Private Clients
Actia, Acta, Centres techniques de l’agroalimentaire
Fédérations professionnelles, Pôle de compétitivité (Aquimer)
Fédérations professionnelles, Pôle de compétitivité (Aquimer)
Applications sectors
- Fishing / Aquaculture
- Health / wellness
- Agri-food industry
- Science / Research
Services provided
We do not have any services to offer at this time
Consulting services
Consulting services on our expertise
Affiliated institutions / organisations
Competitive cluster
Regional strategic areas of activity
- Health and Nutrition
- Safe, healthy and sustainable food
- Maritime Ambitions
- Marine resources