Food Safety Risks & Challenges in the Produce Sector
A seminar on the microbiological food safety risks and challenges relating to fresh and frozen produce.
safefood is hosting this free seminar on the microbiological food safety risks and challenges relating to fresh and frozen produce. This seminar will be of interest to anyone working in the fruit and vegetable sector, researchers, regulators, public health professionals and the wider food sector. Our experts will be here to address all of your questions.
Agenda
Time |
Theme |
Speaker |
| 09:30 | Registration (tea / coffee) | |
| 10:00 | STEC in fresh produce - a food safety dilemma |
Peter Feng Formerly US FDA |
| 10:40 | Processing of frozen vegetables: What we have learnt from the last outbreak? |
Ana Allende EFSA sub group |
| 11:10 | Characterisation of Listeria outbreak isolates from frozen sweetcorn |
Nicolae Corcionivoschi AFBI |
| 11:30 | Break (tea / coffee) | |
| 12:00 | Viruses in the food industry - is it time to go viral? |
Martin D’Agostino Campden BRI Group |
| 12:30 | Cyclospora outbreaks involving fresh produce |
Rachel Chalmers Public Health Wales |
| 13:00 | Growth of Listeria on fresh leafy vegetables |
Achim Schmalenberger University of Limerick |
| 13:20 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | Ensuring the safety of mushrooms |
Kaye Burgess Teagasc |
| 14:20 | Food safety inspections on fresh produce |
Aidan O’ Donnell DAFM |
| 14:50 | Guidance for safe production of fresh produce |
Mary Lenahan FSAI |
| 15:20 | Questions & Answers | All presenters |
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These training workshops are part of the safefood Knowledge Networks programme of activities to enable professionals within the agri-food sector to meet new and emerging food safety challenges.
