Food safety and antibiotic resistance: the fight against Listeria and Salmonella

Food security is a major concern in our society, requiring constant attention and research efforts to counter the associated microbiological risks. The Institut Pasteur is responsible for monitoring six food-borne diseases in humans: listeriosis, salmonellosis, enterohemorrhagic E. coli infection, shigellosis, botulism and vibrio infection.

The Fondation Le Roch-Les Mousquetaires, established in 1998 by the Les Mousquetaires Group, is a key stakeholder in the European retail sector. By supporting projects that have a significant economic or social impact, the Foundation provides support to the Institut Pasteur, with a particular focus on two scientific research projects that are vitally important in terms of food security and public health.

Two projects have been funded with support from the Fondation Le Roch-Les Mousquetaires:
1.    combating the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium;
2.    understanding the emergence of the first antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria.

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