A - Z Food Safety Research

We have compiled an A – Z of useful food safety research and information. We hope you find it useful.


A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

A

Acrylamide - survey or process contaminants 2008
Alerts: the latest food safety alerts from the FSA
Allergies: Specialist information and advice
Allergies:
FSA allergen labelling guidance 2008
Allergies: Latest News:
Allergies: research, labelling and advice to caterers
Aspartame: general information

B

Bacillus: general information
Bird flu: FAQs on avian influenza

C

Campylobacter: general information
Campylobacter: FSA Scotland research June 2009
Chemicals in food: general information
Chemicals in food: University of Georgia report
Chilled foods: best practice guidance
CIEH: food safety qualifications
CIEH: train the trainer qualifications
Clostridium botulinum: FAQs
Cleaning: Nuneaton & Bedworth BC Guidance
Clostridium botulinum: FSA chilled food guidance 2008
Clostridium perfringens: safe meat cooling predictor model
Courses: CIEH food safety qualifications
Courses: CIEH train the trainer qualifications
Cryptosporidium: general information

E

Enforcement: food law codes of practice that EHOs should follow
Enforcement: food law practice guidance
Enforcement: Retail enforcement pilots
Enforcement: Regulators compliance code 2007
E.coli - FSA research review 2008
E.coli (VTEC): Health Protection Agency FAQs
E.coli (VTEC): FSA research projects
E.coli: Report into Welsh outbreak 2009
E.coli: HUSH (UK E.coli support group)
E.coli (VTEC): UK research
Eggs: FAQs on their safe use
Eggs: FSA research projects
Escolar fish: inherent hazards
Event catering – Draft CIEH guidance

F

Food contact materials: FAQs about materials for use with food
Food contact materials - FSA guide to compliance:
Food handlers: fitness to work guidance 2009
Food safety news: LACORS
Food Safety News - Kansas State University
Food Safety News: On-line Environmental Health Practitioner
Food Safety News: On-line Environmental Health News
Food Safety News: US Food and Drugs Administration
Food Safety News: On line SOFHT Focus

G

Genetically modified and novel foods: general information
Giardia: general information

H

HACCP - EC guidance on implementation in small businesses Nov 2005
HACCP - CODEX general principles of food hygiene 2003
HACCP - ISO 22000:2005 food safety management systems

I

Imported food: the rules that apply when importing foods
Incidents: guidance of how to deal with food safety incidents
Incidents: FSA Incident Response Protocol February 2009
Incidents: FSA Annual Report of Incidents 2007
Incidents: FSA Annual Report of Incidents 2008
Incidents: report form for food and feed recalls and withdrawals
Infections: A to Z guide
Irradiated foods: FAQs

L

Labelling: the rules that apply to food labelling
Legislation: EC Reg.178/2002: general food regulations
Legislation: EC Reg. 852/2004: food safety regulations
Legislation: EC Reg. 853/2004: product specific food legislation
Legislation: guidance for the food industry
Legislation: EC Reg.2073 - Guidance for Food Business Operators
Legislation: EC Reg.2073 – CFA guidance on microbiological criteria
Legislation: EC Reg.2073/2005 – microbiological criteria for foodstuff
Legislation: Food Hygiene (England) Regs 2006

Legislation:
FSA Guidance on temperature control legislation 2007
Legislation: general information
Legislation: General Food Regs 2004
Legislation: Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
Legislation: Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 - BERR Guidance
Legislation: Regulatory Enforcement Sanctions Act 2008 - Primary Authority Guidance
Legislation: The Food Labelling Regulations 1996
Listeria monocytogenes: general information
Listeria monocytogenes: UK research
Listeria - IFSTstatement 2009

M

Mail order food: Industry guide to good hygiene practice
Meat: FSA Meat Industry Guide Jan 2010
Meat hygiene: FSA research projects
Mercury in fish: FAQs
Minority Ethnic Food Businesses - EHO Guidance

N

Norovirus: FAQs
Norovirus: Guidance for the Management of Infection in Cruise Ships

O

Organic foods: general information
Organic food regulation: Technical briefing note
Outbreaks:
FSA report of outbreaks associated with ready to eat fresh produce
Outbreaks: FSA management of outbreak guidelines 2008
Outbreaks: European surveillance
Outbreaks: UK surveillance

P

Pests: CIEH guidelines on pest control 2008
Pesticides: general Information
Poultry: FSA research projects
Prosecutions: latest cases

R

Research: results of FSA funded research projects
Research
: On-line Journal of Food Protection
Research: FSA annual report 2007
Rotavirus: general information

S

Salads - Sampling survey of ready-to-eat herbs
Salmonella: FSA survey of shell eggs 2007
Salmonella: FSA survey of non-UK shell eggs 2006
Salmonella: general information
Salmonella: LACORS/HPA survey of ready-to-eat dried seeds 2008
Salmonella - survey of pooled raw shell eggs - June 2009
Salmonella: UK research
Sampling: advice on interpreting microbiological results
Sampling: HPA guidelines for ready to eat foods 2009
Scores on the doors: schemes that provide the public with the results of a food businesses last EHO inspection
Shellfish: FSA research projects
Shelf-life - FSAI Guidance 2005
Shigella: general information
Statistics: food poisoning and other gastroenteritis 
Statistics: DEFRA food statistics pocketbook 2008
Supplier approval: SALSA scheme
Surveys: UK food survey results to help assess risks
Swine flu - NHS guidance (2)

T

Traceability - IFT Technical Report Oct 2009

V

Vacuum packing: FSA guidance 2008

W

Water: Drinking water safely

Y

Yersinia: UK Research

 


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