Chair: Gerry Naylor, Windrush Füd Ltd

Technical Secretary: Martin George

This group considers both chilled foods, a wide range of perishable products that continue to increase in popularity and to be the focal point of much innovative product development, and frozen foods, traditionally seen as a more mature sector. Nevertheless, there is much common interest between the two groups and the panel provides a clear focus for activities in these important areas.

Specific areas of interest include food safety, food quality and good manufacturing practice (particularly in regard to high-risk operations), risk-assessment, disinfection, refrigeration, rapid freezing, reheating of foods and preservation technologies relevant to the development of this product sector. The panel has taken a close interest in the development of Evaluation of product shelf life for chilled foods (CCFRA Guideline No. 46).

The panel has also actively promoted and supported a wide range of research initiatives on chilled and frozen foods. Close contact is also maintained with the Chilled Foods Association on these and other relevant issues