Tone Haugen
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About
Tone Haugen is a leading researcher in food safety microbiology, with a primary focus on the microbial ecology of food processing environments. Her work centers on understanding how cleaning and disinfection (C&D) protocols shape bacterial communities on industrial surfaces, particularly in salmon and broiler processing plants. A major contribution has been demonstrating that standard C&D procedures, while reducing overall bacterial load, can paradoxically select for resilient spoilage organisms like *Pseudomonas*, and fail to fully eradicate biofilms. Her 2024 study on salmon processing revealed that C&D significantly increased the relative abundance of *Pseudomonas* in the core microbiota, while her 2025 work on broiler plants employed an innovative robotic high-throughput screening method to expose the incomplete eradication of biofilms by industry-standard disinfectants. With her most recent papers already garnering 9 and 8 citations respectively, Haugen’s research is rapidly shaping industry best practices. Her findings are critical for developing more targeted sanitation strategies to control spoilage and pathogenic bacteria, directly improving food safety and shelf-life in the global seafood and poultry supply chains.
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