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Evaluating issues and making timely contributions on newly emerging food safety concerns.

 

Purpose

Our primary goal is to provide timely, science-based guidance to government and industry on appraising and controlling the microbiological safety of foods. The primary objectives of ICMSF include:

1. Provide the scientific basis for microbiological criteria and to promote principles for their establishment and application.

2. Overcome the difficulties caused by nations' varying microbiological standards and analytical methods.

> Call for Reviewers

The latest project of ICMSF is the new book on Microorganisms in Foods 8: Use of Data for Assessing Process Control and Product Acceptance. The Commission is actively seeking individuals who are interested in reviewing chapters prior to publication. Click here for more information.

> News and Events

ICMSF has released a three-year update, detailing its activities and accomplishments from 2007-2009.

An illustrated version of the ICMSF layperson's guide, "A Simplified Guide to Understanding and Using Food Safety Objectives and Performance "

"Relating Microbiological Criteria to Food Safety Objectives and Performance Objectives" Published in Food Control.

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> Downloads

Microbiological sampling plans (link to file sampling plan): a tool to explore ICMSF recommendations Download Standard Program (English link to NEWsampleplans2_05.xls, 361 KB): These sampling plans are updated in relation to the publication in Food Control (see link this page)

Codex Activities

View recent developments in food standards, guidelines and related texts. Click here

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