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Identify the latest developments and issues with selected problem micro-organisms, fresh produce microbiology, microbiological method validation and microbiological risk assessment.
The threats posed by foodborne micro-organisms - whether to safety or food quality - are ever-present. The Hot Topics in Food Microbiology series of conferences is designed to keep industry personnel appraised of the major developments in the field and so help with the assurance of food safety and quality. The October 2004 event took the opportunity to:
- review developments with several key pathogens, including foodborne viruses, protozoans and the significance of Legionella to the food industry
- take stock of issues and developments with fresh produce microbiology and fresh produce decontamination
- discuss the importance of microbiological method validation and describe the major schemes in operation in the UK, Europe and internationally
- assess developments and progress with microbiological risk assessment and its potential contributions to food safety assurance
These proceedings from that event contain brief notes from speakers - drawn from the UK, Europe and the USA - together with copies of many of the visual aids used, to provide a useful summary of the day's deliberations.
Contents
Micro-organisms of concern:
- Foodborne viruses: an emerging problem
- Protozoan parasites as foodborne human pathogens
- Legionella: what the food industry should know
Fresh produce microbiology:
- Decontamination of fresh produce - a retailer's view of what industry needs
- An overview on fresh produce: microbiological risks and concerns
- Survival on, and transfer to fresh produce of Listeria spp. in the environment of field production
- Non-bacterial pathogens on fresh produce
Microbiological method validation systems:
- AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Methods Program: US and Worldwide
- AFNOR Validation for alternative microbiological methods
- MicroVal - an update
- NordVal: a Nordic system for validation of alternative microbiological methods
Microbiological risk assessment:
- What is MRA?
- Applied MRAs
- Possibilities for the future
- MRA: hype, hope or help
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