Charlotta Löfström

Charlotta Löfström is a Senior Research Scientist in microbiology and food safety at RISE. She works with applied research and innovation to improve the safety and sustainability of food and water systems.

Her expertise covers food and water microbiology, microbial risk assessment, hygiene management, contamination pathways, outbreak investigations, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and the development and validation of microbiological methods. She has extensive experience working with food and waterborne pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella and Legionella.

Charlotta leads and contributes to national and international research projects in close collaboration with industry, authorities, and academic partners. Her work combines microbiological analysis, molecular methods, bioinformatics, and risk-based approaches to support evidence-based decision-making and the development of safe and sustainable food production systems.

Areas of expertise: Food safety, food microbiology, water safety, microbial risk assessment, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, Legionella, AMR, outbreak investigation, qPCR, sequencing, bioinformatics, biofilms, hygiene management, validation of microbiological methods, water reuse and public health.