Agenda
- Chair’s introduction
- Apologies for absence
- Declaration of interests
- Minutes of the 85th meeting (ACM/MIN/85)
Members will be invited to approve ACM/MIN/85 as a correct record of the Committee’s 85th meeting.
- Matters arising (ACM/1190)
The Secretariat has produced an information paper summarising action taken on points arising from the minutes of previous meetings.
- Shiga toxin producing E.coli (STEC) in food (ACM/1191)
The Committee is being asked to consider the risk from STEC in raw and ready-to-eat foods to support decision making regarding the safety of these products.
- Assessment of the risk of avian influenza viruses via the food chain (ACM/1192)
The Agency would like to ask the Committee to revisit this issue following a number of recent outbreaks on poultry farms in the UK. The Secretariat has produced a risk assessment for the Committee’s consideration.
- Histamine in cheese (ACM/1193)
Following a recent discussion on histamine in cheese by the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT), the Agency would like to bring this issue to the Committee’s attention and request any comments on the issue.
- Committee sub-groups
- Antimicrobial Resistance Working Group
Prof David McDowell will provide an update on the group’s ninth meeting.
- Surveillance Working Group
Prof David McDowell will provide an update on the group’s activities.
Prof David McDowell will provide an update on the group’s activities.
- Dates of future meetings (ACM/1194)
- Any other business
- 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/1195 Progress report on ACMSF recommendations
ACM/1196 FSA Board paper – Framework for risky foods and its application to burgers
ACM/1197 Changes to plant protection product MRLs: potential impact on food safety
ACM/1198 ACMSF Work plan
ACM/1199 Update from other Scientific Advisory Committees
ACM/1200 Items of interest from the literature
ACM/1201 Update from SSRC
ACM/1190: Matters arising