Food WG 4 Member, Food interactions on surfaces, LINXS Fellow

Birgitta Svensson, Technology specialist microbiology at Tetra Pak Processing Systems AB, Sweden.

Dr Svensson is Technology specialist in microbiology at Tetra Pak Processing solutions. She works with microbiology in all types of food, but has the deepest knowledge within dairy microbiology. In food processing systems microorganisms interact with surfaces and can attach to the surface and form biofilms. This shortens the run time and makes it harder to clean. Preventing the microorganisms from attaching to the surface would increase food quality and safety, and save money and time for the food producers.