Dairy farms in New Zealand use lagoons and ponds to store effluent washdown from milking sheds. These ponds are therefore a significant source of methane. This study aims to test the effectiveness of an improved design of biofilter as an integral part of a pond cover to oxidise CH4 emissions from dairy effluent ponds, thus providing a practical and potentially cost-effective technology to reduce dairy effluent emissions.

This study provides an understanding of chemical changes in milk during the fermentation process and the effect of these changes on pathogen dynamics in raw and pasteurised milk.

The objective of this work was to identify conditions and physico-chemical parameters during the raw milk cheese making process that may influence growth and enterotoxin production by enterotoxigenic strains of Staphylococcus aureus.

Make sure staff know how to avoid cross-contamination

Literature review of publications on the effect of processing on the survival of bacterial pathogens in raw milk products.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has released a report detailing the tracing and verification of potentially contaminated whey protein concentrate (WPC).

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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has released a report detailing the tracing and verification of potentially contaminated whey protein concentrate (WPC).

keywords: dairy industry, whey protein contaminate, Fonterra, Clostridium botulinum, inquiry, final report, botulism, 'fonterra botulism scare', milk powder, 2013, fonterra recall, food safety, Food Safety Law Reform Bill, infant formula, WPC80, baby formula, contaminated milk, China, Chinese, export

Summary of Submissions on the Ministry for Primary Industries discussion paper: Proposals for continuing to legally provide for farm gate sales of raw drinking milk.

To hold a safe sausage sizzle by serving food that is properly cooked and protected from contamination.

Preventing cooked or ready-to-eat (RTE) foods from becoming contaminated by other activities in your shop is the most important of your food safety activities. Cross contamination can happen in a variety of ways, such as when there is direct contact between cooked and raw meat, when cooked food is placed on dirty surfaces, when someone touches cooked food after handling raw product.

The purpose of this risk profile is to critically review information to answer the following risk management question: What is the public health risk from L. monocytogenes in raw milk consumed in New Zealand?

This document updates the 2007 Risk Profile considering STEC in raw milk. The purpose of this update is to critically review new information to answer the following risk management question: Has the public health risk from STEC in raw milk consumed in New Zealand changed since the 2007 Risk Profile?

The purpose of this risk profile is to critically review information to answer the following risk management question: What is the public health risk from C. jejuni/coli in raw milk consumed in New Zealand?