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Consumer and food commodity-focused food safety research
Download food safety research documents relating to consumers and food commodities. This includes animal feed, infants and pregnant women, fruit and vegetables, raw milk, and wild foods.
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Animal feed food safety research
Assessment of cooling practices applied during harvesting of New Zealand feral venison [PDF, 1.1 MB]
Contaminants in animal feed [PDF, 1.1 MB]
Pilot microbiological survey of processed animal feeds [PDF, 1003 KB]
Risk profile: Salmonella spp. in animal feed [PDF, 636 KB]
Research on food safety for infants and pregnant women
Fruit and vegetable food safety research
A microbiological survey of seed sprouts (and shoots) available in New Zealand [PDF, 2 MB]
Discussion document on pathogens in fruits and vegetables in New Zealand [PDF, 615 KB]
Microbiological risks associated with frozen produce used in uncooked food preparations [PDF, 2.1 MB]
Microbiological survey of pre-packaged leafy salads available at retail in New Zealand [PDF, 537 KB]
Microbiological survey of pre-packaged leafy salads available at retail in New Zealand (June 2015) [PDF, 348 KB]
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Project FMA 128 - Levels of E Coli 0157 in lettuces and Salmonella in apples [PDF, 1.4 MB]
New Zealand microbiological risk ranking of imported fruit and vegetables [PDF, 4.3 MB]
Risks associated with bacterial pathogens in exported fruit and vegetables [PDF, 1 MB]
Raw milk food safety research
Update to the assessment of the microbiological risks associated with the consumption of raw milk - Technical Paper [PDF, 1.3 MB]
Risk profile: Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk [PDF, 1 MB]
Risk profile: Campylobacter jejuni/coli in raw milk [PDF, 1001 KB]
A systematic review of the human disease evidence associated with the consumption of raw milk and raw milk cheeses [PDF, 593 KB]
A systematic review of the human disease evidence associated with the consumption of raw milk and raw milk cheeses [PDF, 10 KB]
An assessment of available information on raw milk cheeses and human disease 2000–2010 [PDF, 327 KB]
An assessment of the effects of pasteurisation on claimed nutrition and health benefits of raw milk [PDF, 340 KB]
Assessment of the microbiological risks associated with the consumption of raw milk [PDF, 2.2 MB]
Challenge testing of microbiological safety of raw milk cheeses (Scientific interpretive summary) [PDF, 42 KB]
Challenge testing of microbiological safety of raw milk cheeses [PDF, 2 MB]
Effect of microbial interactions on pathogen growth and survival during fermentation of raw milk − Final report [PDF, 4.4 MB]
Evaluation of the microbial safety of raw milk cheeses [PDF, 1.2 MB]
Growth of microorganisms in raw milk: Evaluating the effect of chiller failure - Report [PDF, 2 MB]
Publications on the effect of processing on the survival of bacterial pathogens in raw milk products [PDF, 236 KB]
Food safety research on wild foods
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Factors influencing staphylococcal enterotoxin production in dairy products [PDF, 1 MB]
Information sources and practices — Preparation of powdered infant formula in New Zealand - Qualitative Research [PDF, 252 KB]
Handwashing and drying duration — Evidence for Efficacy [PDF, 92 KB]
Microbiological assessment of through-wool trotter removal of ovine carcasses [PDF, 337 KB]
Pasteurisation of dairy products: Times, temperatures, and evidence for control of pathogens [PDF, 267 KB]
Safety profile of extended shelf life refrigerated milk - Technical report [PDF, 1.3 MB]
