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2011/11/29

Call for tenders – AFNOR is looking for a project leader for the development of a detection method of Cronobacter spp.

Food safety – AFNOR detains the secretariat of the working group dedicated to Microbiology with the scope of food, feed and samples of primary production. In that scope, AFNOR is looking for a project leader for the development of detection and validation methods of the bacterium Cronobacter spp.

CEN is mandated by European Commission to provide standardized and validated reference methods within the framework of food hygiene legislation including production environment. Standardized validated methods are indeed of major importance to ensure uniform application and control of Community legislation in all member states.

AFNOR is the French member of standards networking bodies at the European and international level. AFNOR detains the secretariat of CEN/TC 275/WG 6 (CEN/TC 275 is the Technical Committee on Food analysis - Horizontal methods and WG 6 is the working group dedicated to Microbiology with the scope of food, feed and samples of primary production).

The mandated work will be done within CEN/TC 275/WG 6. AFNOR will deal with the administrative management of the standardization work.

The call for tenders is named: "The detection of Cronobacter spp. in Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs". The main project leader's tasks are:

Preparation of the draft standard
Organizing the collaborative studies (call for tenders for laboratories, organization, preparation of samples, validation report etc.);
Evaluation of technical comments given during meetings and during votes;
Preparation of interim and final reports to be submitted to the Commission;
Updating the draft;
Organizing the meetings of the group;
Verification of the final draft for publication;
The project leader shall manage his project and shall inform CEN/TC 275/WG 6 of the follow up of the project;
The project leader shall respect the deadlines of the deliverables (in case of delay, some financial penalties will be applied);
The project leader will be subcontractor of AFNOR.

The tender shall be received before 25th January 2012.

Download the call for tender "The detection of Cronobacter spp. in Microbiology of food and animal feed"...

More about the working group CEN/TC 275/WG 6 "Microbiologie de la chaîne alimentaire"...