ACMSF
Committee on Microbiological Safety
ACMSF Secretariat
Third Floor, Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London WC2B 6NH
Tel: 020 7276 8947
acmsf@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Papers
- ACM/763 - Matters arising from the 57th meeting and matters outstanding from previous meetings
- ACM/764 - Final Report of Imported Food Group
- ACM/766 - Risk assessment of the role of foodborne transmission of hepatitis E in the UK
- ACM/766a - Risk assessment of the role of foodborne transmission of hepatitis E in the UK (Annexe A)
- ACM/767 - E. coli O157 update
- ACM/768 - Avian influenza risk assessment (update November 2005)
- ACM/769 - Schedule of future meetings
- ACM/770 - Update on the work of the other advisory committees
- ACM/772 - Opinion of the scientific panel on biological hazards of EFSA on the biological safety of heat treatment of manure
- ACM/773 - Opinion of the scientific panel on microbiological risks on washing of table eggs
- ACM/774 - Items of possible interest from the literature
- ACM/775 - Epidemiology of Foodborne Infections Group (EFIG)
- ACM/776 - Costs and benefits of controlling Campylobacter in the Netherlands
ACMSF agenda: 1 December 2005
To be held in Trinity House, Trinity Square, Tower Hill, London EC1.
Agenda
1. Chairman's introduction
2. Apologies for absence
3. Declaration of interests
4. Minutes of the 57th meeting (ACM/MIN/57)
Members will be invited to approve ACM/MIN/57 as a correct record of the Committee's 57th meeting.
5. Matters arising (ACM/763)
The Secretariat has produced an information paper summarising action taken on points arising from the minutes of previous meetings.
6. Ad Hoc Group on Imported Foods ' final report (ACM/764)
Mr Philip Mepham will present a report of the outcome of the work carried out by the ad hoc Group on Imported Foods to consider the microbiological risks to human health associated with illegally imported meat (bush meat).
7. Ad hoc Group on botulism in cattle ' final report (ACM/765)
Professor Peter Williams will present a report of the outcome of the work carried out by the ad hoc Group on botulism in cattle to consider the potential risk to human health from food chain issues linked to botulism in cattle, and in particular, the spreading of poultry litter on agricultural land.
8. Hepatitis E (ACM/766 and ACM/766A)
Dr David Brown will update Members on recent developments.
9. E.coli O157 update (ACM/767)
Dr Paul Cook will update the Committee on a recent outbreak of E.coli O157 in Wales.
10. Avian Flu update (ACM/768)
Dr David Brown will update Members on recent developments.
Committee sub-groups
11. Dates of future meetings (ACM/769)
12. Any other business
13. Public Questions and Answers
Members of the public present will be invited to ask any questions they may have about the Committee and/or to make any statements.