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Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and Environment (PATH-SAFE) Programme

Information about the FSA's Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and Environment (PATH-SAFE) Programme.

• From: Food Standards Agency
• Published: 22 August 2022
• Last updated: 29 October 2026 — See all updates

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Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and Environment (PATH-SAFE) Programme

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The PATH-SAFE programme piloted the development of a national surveillance network, using the latest DNA-sequencing technology and environmental sampling, to improve the detection and tracking of foodborne human pathogens and associated AMR through the whole agri-food system from farm-to-fork.

• Last updated: 29 October 2026
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  1. 29 October 2026

     Updated to confirm that the programme ended in March 2025 and added a link to direct users to the ongoing Food Surveillance Programme. Moved body text into a HTML attachment, and removed detailed theme information that is available on the individual theme pages. The programme achievements, partners and webinars section have been restructured to make more user-friendly.

  2. 22 August 2022

     Added translation