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Good hygiene in cooking and food production is vital to prevent illness. Nofima provides research-based knowledge to help reduce the risk of contamination.

Results from research on hygiene

Recyclable plastic and less transportation reduce climate footprint of cod products

Stomach sickness after cabin holiday? You’re not alone

Free ideas for new products that keep people healthy

Brushes are more hygienic than sponges

Playing an online cooking game can help avoid food poisoning

A new and quick sequencing technology will provide substantial advantages for the food industry

Projects on hygiene

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MICROORC

Bacterial cultures to minimize food waste

2023 - 2027

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Prevention of listeria in salmonids by means of cleaning and disinfection of production facilities

2023 - 2024

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SafeConsume

Safer food through better kitchen hygiene

2017 - 2022

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Robotic Washing

Robotic washing of fish processing machinery and fish slaughterhouses

2015 - 2018

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OvoShine

Ensuring food safety in eggs

2014 - 2017

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ScareCom

Food Scares: Consumer Perception, Risk Communication and Crisis Management

2014 - 2016

Facilities

Patogen Pilot Plant

This pilot plant is a national hub and Europe's first high-security production facility. Here, researchers study life-threatening bacteria like Listeria monocytogenes and E.coli in a realistic production environment to prevent serious food poisoning.

Publications on hygiene

Occurrence of Campylobacter, Listeria monocytogenes, and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase Escherichia coli in slaughterhouses before and after cleaning and disinfection

Food Microbiology, 2025
Academic article

Metoder for påvisning av Listeria i mat og produksjonsmiljø – Delrapport 2: Nye metoder og teknologier

2024
Nofima’s reports

Assessment of ATP-Bioluminescence and Dipslide Sampling to Determine the Efficacy of Slaughterhouse Cleaning and Disinfection Compared with Total Aerobic and Enterobacterales Counts

Journal of Food Protection, 2023
Academic article

A trans disciplinary and multi actor approach to develop high impact food safety messages to consumers: Time for a revision of the WHO – Five keys to safer food?

Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2023
Academic article

Mapping the Kitchen Microbiota in Five European Countries Reveals a Set of Core Bacteria across Countries, Kitchen Surfaces, and Cleaning Utensils

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2023
Academic article

Food risk communication to consumers: The scare of antibiotic resistant bacteria in chicken

International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 2023
Academic article

Associated Research Areas

Shelf life and food safety
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