107th ACMSF Meeting 24 October 2024

One-hundred and seventh meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food will be held at 13:00 on 24^th October 2024. Hybrid meeting.

Public Attendance at this meeting

Members of the public are welcome to attend ACMSF plenary meetings as observers (items 8 to 12 items which will be considered in closed session). Request to attend should sent to acmsf@food.gov.uk  by Thursday 17 October 2024.  Please note that space for observers is limited so we may not be able to accommodate everyone who wants to attend.

Venue

The Broadway House, Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9NQ

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

Items 1 to 3 (13:00-13:10)

1. Chair’s welcome 
2. Apologies for absence
3. Declaration of interests
4. Minutes of last meeting(ACM/MIN/106) 13:10 - 13:20

(13:20 – 13:35)

5. Matters arising (ACM/1432)

(13:35-13:50)

6. EFIG update (Anthony Wilson, FSA)

(13:50-14:10)

7. Sheep survey (ACM/1433) (Shaun Cawthraw, APHA)

14:10-14:30 – BREAK

          (14:30-14:50)

8.    Sheep survey (ACM/1434) (Shaun Cawthraw, APHA)-Reserved business

(14:50-15:20)

9.    Raw pet food survey (ACM/1435) (Frieda Jorgensen, UKHSA)- Reserved business

(15:20-15:40)

10. PATH-SAFE FBD.1 Correlating surveillance of foodborne pathogens in wastewater with IID determination in the UK population (ACM/1436) (Charlotte Evans, FSA)-Reserved business

(15:40-15:50)

11. IID3 update (Erica Kintz, FSA) – Reserved business

(15:50-16:00)

12. Committee Updates

·       AMR working group - Reserved business

·       Listeria working group

(16:00-16:30) 

13. AOB

Additional papers

14. ACM/1437 Items of literature 

15. ACM/1438 Update from other committees