Evaluation of the Thermo Scientific SureTectTM Listeria Species PCR Assay in a Broad Range of Foods and Selected Environmental Surfaces: Pre-Collaborative and Collaborative Study, First Action 2021.06.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some participants had to be trained remotely. Additionally, 25 g full-fat cottage cheese is known to be a challenging matrix to test. No unusual cross-contamination, or false-positive/negative data was reported, highlighting the ease of use, reproducibility, and robustness of the candidate method.