Microbiology Sub-Committee
Terms of Reference for the FSAI Scientific Sub-Committee on Food Microbiology, 2005 - 2010
The Sub-committee operates under the aegis of the Scientific Committee of the FSAI and the terms of reference of the Sub-committee cover the following areas as requested by the Scientific Committee, or as a result of self-tasking following consultation with the Scientific Committee:
1. To provide advice on possible risks to the health of consumers arising from their exposure to micro-organisms, parasites and viruses in food;
2. To carry out detailed risk assessments on specific micro-organisms in food and evaluate risk management options;
3. To advise on the content and effectiveness of national surveillance and official monitoring of foodstuffs for micro-organisms
4. To advise on emerging and newly emerged and re-emerging microbial hazards in foods;
5. To advise on relevant aspects of new EC and national legislative proposals related microbiological control in foods;
6. To advise on the scientific content, impact on food safety in Ireland and relevance to food safety in Ireland of microbiological risk assessment work carried out in other international and national organisations including the following:
- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- World Health Organisation / Food and Agricultural Organisation committees
- Other food agencies
- Academic institutions
7. To support FSAI in drafting reports on microbiological contamination of foods .
8. To advise the Scientific Committee on research gaps and needs in the area of food microbiology
9. To undertake any other such work or investigations in the area of food microbiology that the sub-committee sees fit after notification and approval from the Scientific Committee
Microbiology Sub-Committee Members
- Professor Martin Cormican (Chair),
National University of Ireland, Galway
- Dr Catherine Adley,
University of Limerick
- Dr Paula Barry Walsh,
Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Dr Tom Beresford,
Teagasc
- Dr Cyril Carroll,
University College Galway
- Professor Dan Collins,
University College Dublin
- Ms Helen Cowman,
HSE Southern Region
- Dr Bill Doré,
Marine Institute
- Dr Geraldine Duffy,
Teagasc
- Dr Michael Fallon,
Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Professor Seamus Fanning,
University College Dublin
- Dr Paul McKeown,
Health Protection Surveillance Centre
- Mr David Nolan,
Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Mr Ray Parle,
HSE, Southern Region
- Dr Neil Rowan,
Athlone Institute of Technology
Last reviewed: 2/2/2012