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Predictive Microbiology Modelling UK Organisations / Associations |
Education
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
BBC - GCSE Bitsize - Design & Technology / Food Technology
Energy/sustainability
Carbon Trust - Carbon Trust
Resource Efficiency KTN - Resource Efficiency Knowledge Transfer Network
FCRN - Food Climate Research Network
SIRAC - Sustainable Innovations in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
The Food Chain Sustainability SIG - The Food Chain Sustainability Special Interest Group
WRAP -Waste Resources Action Programme
Food Composition
USDA ARS National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
Food History
The Food Timeline: Food History Reference & Research Service
Food Process Engineering
Food Engineering - Website of R. Paul Singh, Professor of Food Engineering, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, USA
Unit Operations in Food processing - on-line access to famous food process engineering book by R. L. Earle, New Zealand
Freezing and Supercooling
Theoretical Aspects of the Freezing Process - University of Guelph, Canada
Cryobiology - A short course - University of Calgary, Canada
Freezing theory - Mississippi State University, USA
Examples of supercooling can be found on YouTube
Salt and the freezing point of water - Science Experiments
Fish
OneFish Community Knowledge Directory - Fish Technology Knowledge Base
Archive of the former Torry Research Station, UK
Heat & Mass Transfer Modelling
Useful Excel spreadsheet for the calculation of food cooling, freezing and thawing times using simplified methods - Q. Tuan Pham
Meat
Information for the UK meat industry
Produce
Sydney Postharvest Laboratory - Research and Advice for the Australian and International Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Industry
The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks - USDA, ARS Agriculture Handbook Number 66
Predictive Microbiology Modelling
ComBase - A combined database for Predictive Microbiology
Growth Predictor - Institute of Food Research, UK
Lists of available predictive microbiology application software
MicroFit - Institute of Food Research, UK
Modelling and simulation files - mixed models for Cl. perfringens growth in cooked meat, pathogens in sprouts, handwashing etc - Donald W. Schaffner, Department of Food Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
Pathogen Modelling Program & other excel models - Microbial Food Safety research Unit Product and Services, USDA ARS
Risk Ranger - Australian Food Safety Centre
Seafood Spoilage and Safety Predictor (SSSP) - Danish Institute for Fisheries Research
Risk Assessment and HACCP
MED-VET-NET - European network of excellence working for the prevention and control of zoonoses and food borne diseases
UK Organisations / Associations
BFFF - British Frozen Food Federation
BPEX - British Pig Executive
BRC - British Retail Consortium
BRE - Building Research Establishment
BRI - Brewing Research International
BSI - British Standards Institute
CRT - Cambridge Refrigeration Technology
CCFRA - Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association
CFA - Chilled Food Association
Defra - Department for Food and Rural Affairs
FPFP - Food Processing Faraday Partnership
FSA - Food Standards Agency
HPA - Health Protection Agency
LFR - Leatherhead Food Research
IChemE - Institute of Chemical Engineers
IFR - Institute of Food Research
IFST - Institute of Food Science & Technology
IMechE - Institute of Mechanical Engineers
IoR - Institute of Refrigeration
MLC - Meat & Livestock Commission
SALSA - Safe and Local Supplier Approval
SFAM - Society for Applied Microbiology
SOFHT - Society of Food Hygiene Technology
VLA - Veterinary Laboratories Agency
International Organisations / Associations / Institutes
Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute (USA)
Alternative Fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study (AFEAS)
American National Standards Institute
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Food Science Australia: Meat Industry Services
International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR)
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
International Standards Organisation (ISO)
International Union of Food Science & Technology (IUFoST)
The American Meat Science Association (AMSA)
UN FAO Nutrition & consumer protection
UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)
UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
UN World Health Organisation (WHO)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Regulations
UK Food Regulations - University of Reading
Statistics
The Really Easy Statistics Site Jim Deacon, Biology Teaching Organisation, University of Edinburgh
