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Advances in Food Safety
S.P. Singh Research Horticulturist-Food Safety
NSW Department of Primary Industries
E: [email protected]; T: 02 4348 1935
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Food safety- a shared responsibility and accountability
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Product recalls
Economic losses ↓
Consumer confidence
↓
Market access ↓
Supplier contracts
↓
Exports ↓
Reputation ↓
Consumer health ↓
Food safety failure- potential impacts
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Citrus industry- food safety
National residue survey
program
Ongoing R&D on Postharvest low residue
Ongoing R&D on Preharvest
residue control
On-farm food safety
certification
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Food Safety Risks
Chemical Physical Microbial Food fraud
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Microbial Risks
Fungal Bacterial Viral Parasitic
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Bacteriological risks
Sources and/or routes of contamination e.g. Salmonella, E. coli
• Contaminated spray/wash water
• Lack of a sanitiser in wash water
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Bacteriological risks
Sources and/or routes of contamination
• Recirculation of fungicides
• Incompatibility of fungicides and sanitisers
Picture source: http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/agri/plant-pathology/research/research-programmes/citrus-pathology
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Viral pathogen risks
Sources and/or routes of contamination
e.g. noroviruses and hepatitis
• Workers (pickers, packers and handlers)
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Bacteriological & viral risks to consumers
Potential route for transfer of bacterial or viral
pathogens from fruit to the consumer
Rind Hand Edible part
Consumer
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Cold Plasma Technology
Kills bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens
Non-chemical
No residues
Short treatment time
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Cold Plasma Technology
Plasma generation by
applying an electric current
to normal air or gas
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• Hort Innovation’s Strategic Co-investment Pool 2
• Health, Nutrition and Food Safety Fund
• ‘Cold Plasma for Horticulture Industries’
• Project HN15000: 2016-21
Cold Plasma Project
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Cold Plasma Project
Overall Aim: Develop a new decontamination
technology to improve food safety and control
postharvest decay in horticultural products
Citrus industry- one of the target beneficiaries
• Mitigating bacteriological risks on citrus fruit
• Reducing reliance on chemicals to control
postharvest decay
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www.coldplasma.net.au
Cold Plasma Project
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Food fraud and traceability
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Food fraud and traceability
Printing packaging material
-consumer experience
Use of chemical dyes
-contaminant (market access)
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Food fraud and traceability
Existing solutions
• Market surveillance
• QR codes
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Next generation traceability solution
www.safetraces.com
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Next generation traceability solution
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Citrus industry- extra food safety cover
Food fraud and traceability
Bacteriological risk mitigation
National residue survey program
Ongoing R&D on Postharvest low residue
Ongoing R&D on Preharvest
residue control
On-farm food safety certification
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Acknowledgments
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Food safety- a shared responsibility and accountability