CODA-CERVA

It contributes to a proactive policy in terms of food production safety, animal health and public health, at both the Federal and international levels: it supports the preparation of the Federal Public Service for Public Health, food chain safety and environment and of the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FAFSC). CODA-CERVA is under the wardship of the Minister of SMCs, Independent workers, Agriculture and Scientific policy, and is administratively connected to the Federal Public Service for Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment. Resources: The CODA-CERVA employs about 80 researchers, some 105 laboratory technicians and approximately 50 people in support services. The CODA-CERVA's headquarters are located at Uccle (+/-180 workers). Its veterinary laboratories are also here The CODA-CERVA agrochemical laboratories are located Tervuren (+/-40 workers) CODA-CERVA also has an experimental center As the reference laboratory for infectious diseases in animals, at Uccle CODA-CERVA has: *3,800 m² of confinement level 2 laboratories (Biosafety level 2 or BSL-2) to identify endemic infectious diseases and BSE, as well as *2,150 m² of confinement level 3 laboratories (BSL-3), comprising: - reference laboratories for foot-and-mouth disease also vesicular diseases, plague virus, influenza and avian and exotic viruses, also for highly-pathogenic bacterial diseases (plague, anthrax, brucellosis, tuberculosis, tularæmia, etc.). - a bacteriology laboratory to identify emerging or incipient risks (new infectious diseases, bioterrorism). *3,600 m² of confinement level 3 animal houses 3 (BSL-3) for small laboratory animals, poultry, ruminants and pigs As reference laboratory for mycotoxins and trace elements in human food and animal feeds, at Tervuren has CODA-CERVA floorspace of approximately 5,000 m². - The mycotoxin reference laboratory is equipped with UPLC-MS/MS and nano LC-MS - The trace-element laboratory has ICP-MS and HPLC-ICP-MS

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