Dairy Manufacturing Webinar, Microbial monitoring in a dairy processing environment, October 1, 2025

Microbial monitoring in a dairy processing environment

Presenter

Franois Bourdichon, SODIAAL, France

Webinar Description

Recontamination of dairy products throughout the dairy chain must be anticipated with a proactive approach. In recent years, following foodborne outbreaks in various food types which have been linked to processing environment contamination, regulations have been enforced to ensure that food business operators include this proactive approach in their food safety management systems (Canada, 2004; European Union, 2005; New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries, 2006 & 2020).

Samples from surfaces of the dairy processing environment are generally used for verification of effective hygienic practices and cleaning and sanitizing procedures, not to define the safety or quality of dairy products. Two classifications are considered by the different Codex Alimentarius documents: food contact and non-food contact surfaces.

The IDF SCFH is presently working on a specific bulletin about processing environment monitoring for the dairy industry (Publication foreseen 2026).