Prof. Dr. Maria Schirone is an Associate Professor of Food Hygiene and Quality Control (S.S.D. MVET-02/B, Inspection of Foods of Animal Origin) at the University of Teramo (Italy). She holds a degree in Food Science and Technology (1999) and a Ph.D. in Food Biotechnology (2003) from the University of Basilicata. Her research focuses on microbiological and hygienic quality of foods, with emphasis on pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms, microbial metabolites (biogenic amines, marine biotoxins), and genomic/proteomic approaches for the characterization of Listeria monocytogenes. She has participated in several applied research projects at both national and European levels. She serves as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Microbiology and Frontiers in Animal Science, and sits on the editorial boards of Foods and other journals. She is also Guest Editor of multiple Special Issues addressing microbial hazards, contaminant detection, and risk management in the food chain. In addition, she is involved in doctoral education and institutional academic governance. She is the author and editor of two academic books on food hygiene and safety and has published over 200 scientific papers, including more than 80 ISI-indexed papers.SCOPUS, Author ID: 6505977077. Orcid id: 0000-0002-0999-1854 · Google Scholar

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Dr. Luigi Iannetti is affiliated with the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” in Teramo, Italy. A graduate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Naples (1999), he holds a PhD in Clinical and Pharmaco-Toxicological Veterinary Sciences (2005) and a postgraduate degree in Animal-Origin Food Inspection (2006) from the same university. Since 2007, as a Veterinarian at IZSAM, Teramo, his work focuses on food hygiene, especially regarding Listeria monocytogenes within the Italian NRL, and on animal welfare, in the framework of the WOAH Collaborating Centre for Animal Welfare. He provides scientific/technical support, designs monitoring plans, delivers training, and participates in national-international projects. Involved in European Commission and MoH initiatives, he develops pathogen-growth predictive models and leads projects in the field of animal welfare, including food safety-animal welfare links.