110th ACMSF Meeting 23 October 2025

One-hundred and tenth meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food will be held at 13:00 on 23^rd October 2025. Hybrid meeting.

Public Attendance at this meeting

Members of the public are welcome to attend ACMSF plenary meetings as observers. Request to attend should sent to acmsf@food.gov.uk  by Friday 17 October 2025.  Please note that space for observers is limited so we may not be able to accommodate everyone who wants to attend.

Venue

The Milner Hotel, Station Road, York, YO24 1AA

Microsoft Teams link is available for those who wish to join the meeting remotely.

Agenda

12:45-12:55 (Items 1-3)

1.    Chair’s welcome

2.    Apologies for absence

3.    Declaration of interests

12:55 - 13:05

4.   Minutes of the last meeting (ACM/MIN/109) 

13:05 – 13:15

5.   Matters arising – (Anthony Wilson, FSA) (ACM/1453)

13:15-13:20

6.  Chair Delivery Plan (ACM/1454)

13:20-13:25

7.   Reminder of committee confidentiality agreement

13:25-13:40

8.   Committee Expertise review (Elaine Pegg, FSA) (ACM/1455)

13:40-14:10

9.   Health Protection Research Unit (HRFU) review (Paul Turner, University of East Anglia) (ACM/1456)

14:10-14:20

10.   Public Q&A

(14:20-14:40) Break

14:40-15:10

11.  IID3 update (Aileen Mill, Newcastle University) (ACM/1457)- Reserved business

15:10-15:30

12.  Food attribution by pathogen, proposed expert elicitation exercise (Darren Holland, FSA) (ACM/1458)– Reserved Business

15:30-16:00

13.   Development of trend analysis guidance (Karen Pearson, FSS) (ACM/1459a and ACM/1459b) - Reserved Business

16:00-16:25

14.  Extraordinary EFIG update (Anthony Wilson, FSA) (ACM/1460) - Reserved Business

16:25-16:50

15.  C. botulinum in cattle withdrawal period discussion (Stephen Wyllie, APHA) (ACM/1461)- Reserved Business

16:50-17:00

16.  AOB 

Additional papers

ACM/1462  Items of literature

ACM/1463  Update from other committees