Thursday 10 December - London
Overview
This one-day conference was designed to provide EHPs and Environmental Health Technicians with the best tools to enforce food safety.
The programme explored the burden of proof required in criminal, as well as civil arenas to demonstrate whether a business is adequately controlling food safety.
In addition, the event looked at the pitfalls in investigating and preparing a successful case, and considered what drives safety within the food industry.
Outcomes of the event
By attending this conference, delegates were able to:
- Acquire an up-to-date understanding of the legal aspects of food contamination from both criminal and civil perspectives
- Review microbiological criteria, and become better equipped to make unchallenged enforcement decisions based on laboratory results
- Investigate the sufficiency of foreign body detection systems
- Understand aspects of quantity and quality of evidence in relation to the burden of proof
- Understand likely evidential requirements in outbreaks of food poisoning in criminal and civil arenas
- Understand the drivers of commercial decisions about food safety and hygiene
- Successfully build better working relationships with businesses, developing a culture of good practice and transparency for safety food processing
Who attended?
- EHPs
- Environmental Health Technicians
- Public health microbiologists
- Food safety professionals
- Food safety consultants
- Technical officers
Download the presentations
Claire Andrews Food Safety - How much Evidence do you Need?
Jon Goulding Food Poisoning Outbreaks
Dr Slim Microbiology Criteria:application and use
Jenny Morris More Effect Way Forward
Dr Belinda Stuart Enforcement Microbiology Gathering Evidence
Thelma Hoope Enforcement Microbiology Gathering Evidence
Alan Lacey Food Safety Compliance Brand Loyalty