Wednesday, January 21st, 2026 | 2:00 PM ET

Shiga-toxic E. coli remains one of the most complex and costly challenges in the meat industry. As new serogroups emerge and detection technologies evolve, processors continue to refine their strategies for identifying pathogenic E. coli with greater accuracy, speed, and confidence. This webinar will be your status update on where we are today in rapid testing, and what challenges we are facing in detection and confirmation of Shiga-toxigenic E. coli.

1. Overview of the fundamentals of molecular (DNA) based pathogen detection
2. USDA-FSIS STEC workflow and how and why we can utilize molecular confirmation
3. Emerging data and how we can learn from results to improve the future of testing

Participants will gain insight into the strengths and limitations of current rapid microbiological methods and how to strategically implement these tools to enhance food safety and operational efficiency.

 

 

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Education Supported By

Scott Moosekian
Scott Moosekian
Eurofins
Product Marketing Manager
Scott Moosekian is a Product Marketing Manager at Eurofins US Food, Feed, and Supplement Testing, with focused support on Eurofins Microbiology Laboratories and the meat and produce industries. With a detailed background in food microbiology and acquired skills in application development and support, Scott has served in several diverse roles across the Eurofins network, building a strong understanding of the Eurofins testing services, operations, and customer engagement. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Michigan State University.
Erica Miller
Erica Miller
Eurofins Microbiology Laboratories
Associate Research Scientist
Erica Miller has worked with Eurofins for 7 years. Her background includes microbiological epidemiology with a focus on infectious diseases. She started with Eurofins microbiology as a laboratory technician and advanced to various roles covering all aspects of the lab. Her current role involves providing research and technical support to the laboratory network with research objectives of method validation, method verification, method development, and investigating new technology.