New routine testing methods in food microbiology are currently emerging, combining the results of microbial sequence dissection and advanced technologies. These new methods are, currently, modifying daily work in routine labs, as well as the analysts’ profiles, hopefully offering more serenity at the end of the day. Food microbiology is, most likely, at the forefront of a technological revolution. As always, the main goal is not only to reduce the time to results or the handling time; but also, to offer better specificity to enable easier differentiation of the real culprits from the presumed ones. Selecting the right method is often tricky, particularly when this impacts laboratory workflow. This symposium will start with a reminder of the true goal in routine testing: short time to result and specific go/no go data, which can be easily used by decision makers in food industries and by food safety authorities. Illustrations will follow, showing the expected unlocking adaptation of analytical testing under the so called "FoodOmics” evolutionary pressure, with a focus on two applications.

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