In April, CFA Director General Karin Goodburn was awarded this year’s Honorary Fellowship of the IFST The highly prestigious award recognises an IFST Member or Fellow who has made extensive personal contributions to the working and progress of the Institute and to the food science and technology profession. On receiving the honour Karin said: “Food science is more than a single discipline, encompassing pure science, technology, nutrition, sustainability and food security. I maintain that any subject can be taught using food as the focus, and that food teaching should draw on food science in its broadest terms. No one […]

        CFA continues to show its commitment to sustainability with the news that, since 2017, its members have redistributed more than 29 million meals. These were primarily chilled ready meals, sandwiches, desserts, sandwich fillers, pies, soups and sauces. Redistribution of such large quantities is made possible through CFA members’ partners including FareShare and the UK’s largest redistributor of surplus food – Company Shop. Some meals were sold in CFA members’ staff shops at a discounted price. FareShare passes on the food to charities and community groups that provide to those in need, and Company Shop resells to its members, […]

The EU’s proposed potential changes to Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) legislation (CFA News #56) continue to attract attention. It is understood that next year (2023) the EC will engage with Member States to seek a common understanding of the rules. A recent European Court case has raised clarifying points regarding the interpretation of criteria and, could result in major changes to Lm criteria in the EU Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs Regulation 2073/2005 and, potentially, to established effective approaches to shelf life validation and verification of ongoing control. The expanding Industry Listeria Group (ILG) run by Karin Goodburn comprises more than 30 […]