NZIFST - Divisions - Food Safety

NZIFST is the New Zealand society for food industry professionals, providing trusted and independent leadership in food science and technology.

OBJECTIVES:

To support NZIFST Objectives and Strategies by

Promoting Quality Management Principles in the Food Industry

Running seminars that update members on food related issues

Updating the Good Manufacturing Practice booklet

Developing Quality Management Guidelines that encompass regulatory requirements

Developing networks with other organizations - NZOQ, Tradenz, NZ Micro Society.

FOOD RECALLS FOR CONSUMERS
NZFSA now lists all food recall notices.
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FDA Issues Allergens Guidelines
(10 July) FDA Issues Guidance to Help Prevent Inadvertent Introduction of Allergens or Toxins into the Food and Feed Supply
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Dairy

FOOD SAFETY DIVISION:

Contact:

Treasurer:

NZFSA public register of all NZ Food Recall notices:
www.nzfsa.govt.nz/recalls/consumers.htm

Guidelines for determining likely causative agent of food poisoning complaints (FDA Bacteriological Analytical Manual online):
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~ebam/bam-25.html

Foodsafe Partnership (NZ):
www.foodsafe.org.nz

IFT SCIENTIFIC STATUS SUMMARIES:

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

Irradiation and Food Safety

Bacteria Associated with Foodborne Diseases

Resistance and Adaptation to Food Antimicrobials, Sanitizers, and Other Process Controls

Parasites and the Food Supply

Food Allergies and Other Food Sensitivities

Extended Shelf Life Refrigerated Foods: Microbiological Quality and Safety

Irradiation of Food

Foodborne Disease Significance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Other Enterohemorrhagic E. coli

Assessing, managing, and communicating chemical food risks

Virus transmission via food

... and more.

IFST (UK) ADVISORY STATEMENTS:

Microbiological Food Safety for Children and Vulnerable Groups

Avoiding cross-contamination in the home

Keeping It Safe

American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) Critical Issues Colloquia Reports
www.asm.org/Academy/

C.H.I.P.S. Books - HACCP, Sanitation and Safety in Food Processing
www.chipsbooks.com/sltsa.htm