In the UK, a food safety event organised by leading horticultural research provider East Malling Research (EMR) has attracted a range of expert speaker to discuss some of this year's most pressing topics.
The Food Safety Day, which takes place in Kent on 3 November, will look at this year's E.coli outbreak in Europe, the safety of pesticide-treated fruit, and threats to fresh produce during transportation, among other subjects.
Sian Thomas of the Fresh Produce Consortium will launch the day by examining the lessons learned about the spread of E.coli during 2011, followed by Chris Hartfield of the NFU who will discuss the management of food safety issues in agriculture.
Dr Linda Nicolaides of NRI will give a presentation on the prevention of outbreaks of foodborne illness in horticultural products, while CMi certification will be discussed by Robert Evans of NSF-CMi.
The threats to fresh produce during transportation will be described by Roger Bancroft of NRI, and Bayer CropScience's Stephen Humphreys will discuss the safety of pesticide treated fruit, while Professor Jerry Cross of EMR will talk about the benefits of Integrated Pest and Disease Management.
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