BIOHAZ
The Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) provides scientific advice on biological hazards in relation to food safety and food-borne diseases. This covers animal diseases transmissible to humans; transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; food microbiology; food hygiene and associated waste management issues.
BIOHAZ Panel Members are scientists from across Europe with expertise in:
- Epidemiology of food borne zoonoses (Salmonella, Campylobacter, etc)
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Processing of animal by-products
- Food-borne viruses
- Meat inspection in all food-producing species
- Food hygiene and microbiology
- Microbiological criteria
- Biological risks associated with composite products, and with fresh produce;
- Decontamination of meat carcasses (antimicrobial treatments)
- Quantitative microbiological risk assessment
- TSEs (epidemiology, pathology, diagnostic, exposure assessment).
Gremienmitglieder
BIOHAZ Panel Members, 2015-2018
| Name | Role | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricci, Antonia | Chair | Robertson, Lucy | Member |
| Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos | Vice-Chair | Ru, Giuseppe | Member |
| Nørrung, Birgit | Vice-Chair | Sanaa, Moez | Member |
| Allende, Ana | Member | Simmons, Marion | Member |
| Bolton, Declan | Member | Skandamis, Panagiotis | Member |
| Chemaly, Marianne | Member | Snary, Emma | Member |
| Davies, Robert | Member | Speybroeck, Niko | Member |
| Fernandez Escamez, Pablo Salvador | Member | Ter Kuile, Benno | Member |
| Girones, Rosina | Member | Threlfall, John | Member |
| Herman, Lieve | Member | Wahlström, Helene | Member |
| Lindqvist, Roland | Member |
Frühere Mitglieder des Gremiums
The Declarations of Interests and CVs of previous Panel members are available upon request.
2012-2015
- John Griffin, Chair from March 2014, Vice-chair from July 2012 to March 2014
- John Sofos, Chair from July 2012 to March 2014
- Arie Havelaar, Vice-chair
- Paul Cook, Vice-chair from March 2014
- Olivier Andreoletti
- Dorte Lau Baggesen
- Declan Bolton
- Patrick Butaye
- Robert Davies
- Pablo S. Fernández Escámez
- Tine Hald
- Kostas Koutsoumanis
- Roland Lindqvist
- James McLauchlin
- Truls Nesbakken
- Miguel Prieto Maradona
- Antonia Ricci
- Giuseppe Ru
- Moez Sanaa
- Marion Simmons
- John Threlfall
2009-2012
- John D. Collins, Chair from June 2009 to Jan 2011 - (Prof. Collins died on 25 April 2012)
- Birgit Norrung, Chair from March 2011 to June 2012, Vice-chair from June 2009 to January 2011
- Herbert Budka, Vice-chair from March 2011 to June 2012 and from June 2009 to January 2011
- John Sofos, Vice-chair from March 2011 to June 2012
- Olivier Andreoletti
- Sava Buncic
- John Griffin
- Tine Hald
- Arie Havelaar
- James Hope
- Günter Klein
- Kostas Koutsoumanis, from May 2011 to June 2012
- Winy Messens, from June 2009 to July 2010
- James McLauchlin
- Christine Müller-Graf
- Christophe Nguyen The
- Luísa Peixe
- Miguel Prieto Maradona
- Antonia Ricci
- John Threlfall
- Ivar Vågsholm
- Emmanuel Vanopdenbosch