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Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute
Telephone:+44 (0)28 9025 5349
Email: [email protected]
| No. of food safety staff | 113 |
|---|---|
| Contact | Dr. Pam Slates |
| Accredited by | UKAS |
| Type of Food Safety Work | Compositional, Toxins, Food Borne Pathogens, Food Complaints, Food Quality, Ionising Radiation, Nutrition, Residues, Contaminants. |
Details of Food Testing / Research Carried Out
| Sample Type | Test Parameter |
|---|---|
| Water, incl treated, untreated, rainwater, saltwater | Total Viable Count at 22°C and 37°C, Faecal enterococci, Enterobacteriaceae, Sulphite reducing Clostridia, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (MAP) |
| Prepared dishes, incl baby food, all vegetable & cereal based di | General Microbiology and Specific Pathogens as required |
| Nuts & nut products, snacks, incl peanut butter, crisps | Aflatoxin |
| Fruit and vegetables | Patulin |
| Fish, shellfish and molluscs | Enterobacteriaceae and Other Pathogens as above. Organochlorides, PCBs, PAHs, TBT, Metals (Hg, Pb, Cd, As, etc.) |
| Meat & meat products, incl game, offal, white & black puddings | Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp., Arcobacter spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli (VTEC and non-VTEC). Organochlorides, Organophosphates, PCBs and metals (Hg, Pb, Cd, As, etc.) |
| Egg & egg products, incl egg mayonnaise, prepared egg dishes | Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes |
| Dairy products, incl cheese, cream liqueur, powdered dairy produ | Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli (VTEC and non-VTEC), Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (MAP), Aflatoxin M1, Phosphatase, Inhibitory Substances (antibiotics) |
