Subcommittee on Food Safety committee  The full name of the project was the control of biofilm microorganisms on surfaces associated with meat processing facilities. I'm not a microbiologist, so I'll give you the layman's explanation. Biofilms are groups of bacteria that have gone together and are acting as one, as a film.

Subcommittee on Food Safety committee  Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you as well, members, for inviting us here today. Let me begin by giving you some background on the role of the Agriculture and Food Council of Alberta. The council is a non-profit society formed in 1994. It is an industry-led organization made up of volunteer member representatives from across Alberta's agrifood industry, including a student member and ex-officio members from Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.