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Amit Vikram (Intralytix) and colleagues published a new paper on phage cocktail biocontrol in wheat milling operations, showing significant E. coli O157:H7 reductions of 1.4-3.1 log CFU/g without affecting flour quality or baking properties

Alexander Sulakvelidze's team at Intralytix announced U.S. patent allowance for Campylobacter phages, showing strengthened intellectual property protection for CampyShield™, an FDA GRAS-affirmed antimicrobial preparation targeting foodborne

DSM-Firmenich is hiring a Sr. Scientist Strain Development Cultures ISOL, to study phage robustness of cheese starter cultures and lead phage research in Wageningen, Netherlands.

Evelien Adriaenssens (Quadram Institute Bioscience) announced a PhD position to study phages against Listeria in food production, focusing on phage discovery, characterization, and phage-host interactions using genomics and bioinformatics a

Intralytix has received Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification for food manufacturing, becoming the only phage company to attain such recognition.

Mellissa Gomez (McMaster University) and colleagues published a new paper describing the selection of stress-resistant Listeria monocytogenes phages, and the challenges in applying them to food production environments.

Paper: Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter jejuni–specific bacteriophages from Germany and their suitability for use in food production — Severin Michael Steffan et al.

Prof. Mansel Griffiths (University of Guelph) and Dr. Hany Anany (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph Research and Development Center) are editing a special issue of Viruses entitled "Bacteriophages in Food Applications".