We are very pleased to invite you to the Thirtieth edition of the Conference on Food Microbiology, organized by the Belgian Society for Food Microbiology vzw/aslb (BSFM).
This conference brings international speakers together with food microbiology laboratories, government representatives, participants from the food-processing industry and scientists from various Belgian research centres for a total of approximately 350 attendees. There are also foreign attendees.
This conference addresses food agencies, laboratories, primary producers, processing industries, food-related organizations and retail trade, as well as politicians and consumers who are interested in the quality and news about the food sector, food microbiology and particularly the food industry.
Conference language is especially Dutch and French with some additional presentations in English. There is simultaneous translation French/Dutch and Dutch/french.
The conference will take place in the Finance Tower complex in the Pacheco -conference room, Pachécolaan 13, 1000 Brussels, on October 1-2, 2026.
View programme in pdf: Programme 30th CFM
Participants of food companies from pc 118/220 can count on compensation from Alimento.
Schedule
| DAY 1 - Thursday October 1, 2026 | |
| CHRISTINE ROMEYNS, FAVV-AFSCA - Introduction | |
| LIEVE HERMAN, ILVO, BE (NL) | |
| LOUIS COROLLER, USC INRAE, FR (FR) | |
| Coffee Break - Posters | |
| FREDERIC BORGES, UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE, FR (FR) | |
| Short - CHARLIE VAN PAEPEGHEM, UGent, BE (ENG) | |
| Short - VAN DER BORGHT KELLY, UGent, BE (NL) | |
| Lunch - Posters | |
| MARIE-FRANCE PILET, ONIRIS – UMR-INRAE, FR (FR) | |
| RUBÉN BARCIA CRUZ, ANSES, FR (FR) | |
| Coffee Break - Posters | |
| KOEN DE REU EN ELS VAN COILLIE, ILVO , BE (NL) | |
| Short - ULRIC VAN ROSSUM, ILVO, BE (NL) | |
| Short - LAURENT DELHALLE, ULiège, BE (FR) | |
| DAY 1 - Conclusions and closing | |
| Social Event | |
| DAY 2 - Friday October 2, 2026 | |
| MARIE POLET, Sciensano, BE (FR) | |
| MAI LAN TRAN, ANSES, FR (FR) | |
| Coffee Break - Posters | |
| MAROUA SAYEB, ANSES, FR (FR) | |
| Short - FRANCESCO BONALDO, VUB, BE (ENG) | |
| Short - BRAM JACOBS, Sciensano, BE (NL) | |
| Lunch - Posters | |
| BSFM Poster Award | |
| MARCEL ZWIETERING, WUR, NL (NL) | |
| JULIEN MASQUELIERI, Sciensano, BE (NL) | |
| MARLEEN ABDELMASSIH, UCLouvain, BE (FR) | |
| DAY 2 - Conclusions and closing |