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.
Animal feed food safety research
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 survey of pre-packaged leafy salads available at retail in New Zealand [PDF, 537 KB]
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
Risk profile: Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk [PDF, 1 MB]
Risk profile: Campylobacter jejuni/coli in raw milk [PDF, 1001 KB]
An assessment of available information on raw milk cheeses and human disease 2000–2010 [PDF, 327 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 [PDF, 2 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]
Food safety research on wild foods
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Domestic food practices in New Zealand freezer survey - Final report [PDF, 1.2 MB]
Factors influencing staphylococcal enterotoxin production in dairy products [PDF, 1 MB]
Handwashing and drying duration — Evidence for Efficacy [PDF, 92 KB]
Microbiological assessment of through-wool trotter removal of ovine carcasses [PDF, 337 KB]
Safety profile of extended shelf life refrigerated milk - Technical report [PDF, 1.3 MB]