Protecting and enhancing New Zealand’s reputation for world-leading food safety

The New Zealand Food Safety Science & Research Centre (NZFSSRC) was established to harness the best of scientific expertise from across industry, government and research providers.

Our aim is to provide an internationally credible science base for decision-making in public health and the food industry. Our work focuses on better ways of detecting hazards in the food production chain and reducing the risk of food-borne illness to consumers.

Consumers

As the Centre develops over time, research outcomes and news items will become available. Advice on food safety can be found here.

Industry Membership

Current NZFSSRC Industry Members include organisations from the dairy, meat, poultry, seafood and horticulture sectors. Their membership provides them with access to world-class, industry-focused research capability in the area of food safety. For information on the benefits of becoming a member of the Centre, click here.

Researchers

The NZFSSRC is a collaboration of seven research organisations, Massey University, the University of Auckland, The University of Otago, ESR, Plant & Food Research Ltd, AgResearch and the Cawthron Institute. The NZFSSRC science strategy is based on a capability matrix. Further information about our science can be found here.

Research | News:

Seafood NZ: Centre industry advisory group develop 'bot' to detect algal blooms

Link: Seafood New Zealand | October 2020 | Page 37

Phil Bremer recipient of 2020 J C Andrews Award

The Centre warmly congratulates Professor Phil Bremer on receiving the 2020 J C Andrews Award, the most prestigious award given by NZIFST. It is presented annually in memory of Massey University's first Chancellor, Dr Jack Clark Andrews, who proposed that a food technology degree course be established at Massey.

Using two forms of light to inactivate SARS-CoV-2

Excitement is building as results come in from Centre Associate Director Dr Gale Brightwell’s experiments to produce a novel coronavirus disinfectant that is safer to use or more effective than conventional UV light.