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A bulletin for the Australian food industry

Note: from 2004 to 2007, the bulletin was published by the Australian Food Safety Centre of Excellence.

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2003

September 2003
Surveillance of foodborne disease | Phasing out ethylene oxide | Campylobacter in cattle and sheep | Campylobacter (and others) in the kitchen | The Food Safety ToolKit™

June 2003
Resistance and adaptation to preservatives and sanitizers | Allergen management and labelling | Integration of the NSW food safety system | HACCP and small businesses in the UK

March 2003
Integration of the NSW food safety system | HACCP and small businesses in the UK | Another study on HACCP and small business | Vegetables in oil and vinegar | Illness associated with minor fish species | The protective effect of alcoholic beverages in foodborne illness outbreaks | Seminar for noodle manufacturers

2002

February 2002
Foodborne viral illness in Australia | Foodborne viruses and fresh produce | Prevention of common viral infections | Organic vegetables - microbiology

May 2002
Salmonella in chocolate | Hazards in international trade | Children and microbial foodborne illness | International spread of foodborne illness | Sanitizers and fresh produce | Supplement: Acrylamide detection in starchy foods

August 2002
US Emerging Infections Program | Evaluation of Codex Alimentarius program | Pasteurisation of fruit juice | Methods for disinfection of fresh produce

November 2002
Listeria in ready-to-eat foods | Effect of common sanitisers on Listeria monocytogenes | National Risk Validation Project | Validation of food safety control measures

2001

February 2001
BSE Inquiry Report | Airborne transmission of food related viruses | Chloropropanols in food | Processing and distribution of cook-chill foods

May 2001
Updating diagnostics for BSE | Joint actions and interactions between food additives | FDA final juice HACCP regulation | New hygiene guidelines for the food industry | USDA claims HACCP led to a decline in illnesses | US risk ranking of ready-to-eat foods

September 2001
Chloropropanols in food | Irradiation of herbs, spices and certain nuts in Australia | Surface decontamination of melons | Antibiotic use in food producing animals | 75 years of CSIRO Research

November 2001
Food allergies and food sensitivities | Pathogens in fresh fruit and vegetables | Decontamination of fresh fruit and vegetables | Preservation of vegetables in oil and vinegar

2000

February 2000
Safety of food derived from biotechnology | Acid tolerance of E. coli O157:H7 | Money handling in food service operations | Hand washing and the use of gloves for food protection | More on bare hand contact of ready-to-eat foods | Acute copper poisoning

May 2000
Packaged minimally-processed fresh-cut vegetables | Decontamination of fresh fruit and vegetables | Improving the safety of fresh produce | Use of sanitisers at low temperature

August 2000
Bacteria in minimally processed lettuce | More on monosodium glutamate | Wallis Lake oyster contamination | Salmonellae in fruit juices | Algal blooms | Safe Food Australia | Refrigerated retail cabinets | Ciguatera poisoning

November 2000
Sprouts and foodborne disease | Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in milk | Major food poisoning incident in Japan | Consumer acceptance of irradiated meat and poultry in the USA

1999

February 1999:
Preventing meat-borne contamination | Safe food supply for Australia | Tainting of foods | Fresh Cuts industry guidelines | Labelling genetically modified food | Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in milk

May 1999
Salmonella in unpasteurised orange juice | Thermal processing of cook-chill foods | Cryptosporidium parvum in foods | Legal implications of food poisoning incidents | Review of cleaning and sanitizing standards | HACCP support programs | International Food Safety Conference

August 1999
Refrigerated retail cabinets | Cheese from unpasteurised milk and listeriosis | Alicyclobacillus spp.. - a source of flavour taints in acidic foods | Dioxins in food | Volatile nitrosamines in food and drink | Disinfection of seeds for sprouting

November 1999
Genetically modified foods | International Food Safety Conference | Foodborne outbreaks in Australia | Salmonella in unpasteurised orange juice - US | Preliminary treatment of fruit for fresh juice | High pressure processing of foods | Listeriosis from fruit salad | Cold Chain Guidelines


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