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Charlotta Löfström

Forskare

Tel +46 10 516 67 30

Email charlotta.lofstrom@ri.se

Office Lund

Department Processteknik, säkerhet och hygien (101205)

ORCID 0000-0001-6492-1245

Charlotta works as a research scientist in microbiology and hygiene with special emphasis on food microbiology. Projects include e.g. food safety, microbiological analysis methods, tracing of contaminants, risk analysis of food processes, biofilm and cleaning.

For a summary of scientific merits, see: https://scholar.google.se/citations?user=qqpJtNMAAAAJ&hl=en

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