Food Safety Services

The service is designed to fulfill the information needs of food safety professionals including:

•  Food manufacturers – research, product development, process development, plant engineering, ingredients technology, packaging technology
• Catering and food retailing businesses compliance officers – quality control, product liability, food safety technicians
• Food importers
• Environmental health practitioners, public analysts, trading standards staff
• Food safety consultants, auditors and accreditation companies
• Universities and colleges
• Insurance companies underwriting food safety risks

• Food labeling
• Food hygiene management
• HACCP
• Enforcement of Food Safety Act  and hygiene regulations
• Temperature control
• Food reformulation – nutrient profiles
• Food contact materials – packaging
• Outbreak management

• Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
• European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
• Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
• Food Safety Authority of Ireland
• Food Standards Agency (FSA)
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• Institute of Refrigeration
• Journal of Food Protection
• Legislation – covering UK, Ireland and the EU
• Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition