The European Commission has adopted a law required by European Union countries to perform the entire genome sequencing (WGS) during the Food -borne outbreak.
Member states to Salmonella, Listeria Monocytozens, E. Coli, Campilobacter Jejuni, and Campillobacter coli will need to collect food, animals, feeds, and related environmental samples from food and feed businesses, where isolates are connected or suspected. A food borne outbreak. They will also need to carry WGS on those isolates.
The European Union countries will send results to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which developed the One Health WGS system with the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). EFSA will tell the ECDC to identify the source of outbreak with the findings of human isolates comparing WGS results on these samples.
Time to adjust
Officers must take WGS out at at least one isolated of each server, biotype or molecular type of isolates collected in an official laboratory.
Food companies are also obliged to present the relevant authority, on the request, separate and related WGS results of listed pathogens are suspected of being associated with a wrath when their investigation.
The European Union Commission stated that it would allow an urgent and the source of the affected consignment when it is combined with data of epidemiological investigation. When transmitting results for EFSA, additional related data, such as date and country of samples, must be included.
“Investigation required to limit the efficiency and cross-sectorial cooperation between public health and food safety officials to limit the public health effects of a wrath and reduce the economic effects associated with remembering and withdrawing unprotected or potentially unsafe food Is. For this purpose, the cause of contaminated food and outbreak is required to have a quick and reliable identity of batch and many or consignments. ,
Rules starting on August 23, 2026, the member states and EFSA will apply to allow time to be compatible with new requirements.
Previous comments
In 2024, a response period on regulation received 18 comments. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supported the schemes as they would “improve food security and public health within the European Union.”
Fooddinkerop, which represents the food and beverage manufacturing sector, raises concerns about financial viability, data security, technical access, regulator burden and international competition.
The European Child Food Federation said that the results of any test presented by the firms to a government agency live in that system, so if a match is found in the future, then this company is convicted for outbreaks with constant contamination allegations Can be accommodated.
European Association Clitravi, for the meat processing industry, said government agencies are pressurizing firms to share their WGS data, although companies have paid for tests and own data.
The Dutch Meat Association (Cov) and Dutch Meet Products Association (VNV) said that the move would not dataaceaet a representative from the companies, as only a few adequate resources are carrying the WGS. This can convict a large company for a discovery as other firms with low resources are not WGS. This will make businesses less keen to invest in WGS research and according to the results, the results will be given in low research.
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