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 846 Matters arising from the 62nd meeting
- ACM 847 Listeria presentation
- ACM 847 Listeria update
- ACM 848 Antimicrobial treatment of poultry meat
- ACM 849 ACMSF Report on foodborne viral infections
- ACM 850 Update on Avian Influenza
- ACM 851 Dates of future meetings
- ACM 852 Sustainability for Scientific Advisory Committees
- ACM 853 Antimicrobial Resistance
- ACM 854 FAO/WHO project on active chlorine
- ACM 855 FSAI report on Listeria monocytogenes
- ACM 856 ILSI Europe Report Campylobacters as zoonotic pathogens
- ACM 857 Defra DNA Bushmeat Project
- ACM 857 Defra DNA Bushmeat Project summary report
- ACM 858 Guidelines for use of powdered infant formula
- ACM 859 Update on E. coli O157 outbreak in South Wales
- ACM 860 Items of possible interest from the literature
- ACM 861 EC Study on Raw or Thermised Cheeses
- ACM 861 EC Study on Raw or Thermised Cheeses Report
- ACM 862 Annual Scientific Advisory Committee Review
- ACM 862 Scientific Advisory Committee self assessment form
ACMSF agenda: 7 June 2007
To be held at 10.30am in Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH. If you wish to attend please contact the Secretariat.
Agenda
1. Chairman’s introduction
2. Apologies for absence
3. Declaration of interests
4. Minutes of the 62nd meeting (ACM/MIN/62)
Members will be invited to approve ACM/MIN/62 as a correct record of the Committee’s 62nd meeting.
5. Matters arising (ACM/846)
The Secretariat has produced an information paper summarising action taken on points arising from the minutes of previous meetings.
6. Listeria update (ACM/847)
Members will receive an update from the Health Protection Agency on recent trends in Listeria monocytogenes infections.
7. Antimicrobial treatment of poultry meat (ACM/848)
The FSA will seek the view of the Committee on antimicrobial treatment for poultry meat
8. ACMSF Report on foodborne viral infections (ACM/849)
The FSA will seek the view of the Committee on whether a review is needed in light of scientific developments
9. Committee sub-groups:
The Chair of the Working Group on Surveillance (Professor Humphrey) will report on the progress of this Group.
The Chair of the Ad Hoc Group on Vulnerable Groups (Professor Hunter) will report on the progress of this Group.
The Chair of the Ad Hoc Group on Newly-emerging pathogens (Professor Hunter) will report on the progress of this Group.
The Chair of the Working Group on Avian influenza (Dr Brown)) will report on the progress of this Group. (ACM/850)
The Chair of the ad hoc Group on botulism in cattle (Professor Williams) will report on the progress of this Group.
10. Dates of future meetings (ACM/851)
11. Any other business
12. 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.
Information papers:
ACM/852 Sustainability for Scientific Advisory Committees
ACM/853 Development of an FSA Strategy in Relation to the Problem of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain
ACM/854 Joint FAO/WHO Project to assess the benefits and risks of the use of "active chlorine" in food production and food processing
ACM/855 FSAI report on the control and management of Listeria monocytogenes contamination of food
ACM/856 ILSI Europe Report. Campylobacters as zoonotic pathogens: a food production perspective
ACM/857 Defra DNA Bushmeat Project summary report
ACM/858 Guidelines for the safe preparation, storage and handling of powdered infant formula
ACM/859 Update on outbreak of E. coli O157 in South Wales and subsequent developments
ACM/860 Items of possible interest from the literature
ACM/861 LACORS/HPA (EC) Study on Microbiological Examination of Raw or Thermised Cheeses
ACM/862 Self assessment appraisal questionnaire