Background information
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2000. This information is held in our Archive section.
Background Information
Established in 1990. Statutory.
Terms of Reference
To assess the risk to humans of microorganisms which are used,
or occur, in or on food, and to advise the Food Standards Agency
on any matters relating to the microbiological safety of food.
Membership
Members of the ACMSF are drawn from the following areas : - commercial
catering; environmental health; food microbiology; food processing;
food research; food retailing; human epidemiology; medical microbiology;
public health medical; veterinary medicine; virology. The Committee
also has an overseas representative, a member with knowledge of
small and medium sized enterprises and two lay/consumer members.
Secretariat
Food Standards Agency
Recent topics
Salmonella in eggs (Second Report)
Microbial antibiotic resistance
Foodborne viral infections
Poultry meat
