ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
SRI LANKA COLLEGE OF MICROBIOLOGISTS
12th AUGUST 2015 | SRI LANKA FOUNDATION, COLOMBO 7
Pre-Congress Workshop
Food Microbiology
| Time | Topic | Resource Person |
| 8.30 am – 12.30 pm | Pre-Congress Workshop on Food Microbiology | |
| 8.30 – 9.00 | Registration | |
| 9.00 – 9.10 | Welcome address | President, SLCM |
| 9.10 – 9.40 | Introduction to microbiological criteria applied to food safety | Prof Arie Havelaar, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida |
| 9.40 – 10.10 | Introduction to Codex standards related to food safety | Ms Shashi Sareen, FAO, Bangkok |
| 10.10 – 10.40 | Microbiological analysis of foods | Dr Sujatha Pathirage, Consultant Microbiologist, MRI |
| 10.40 – 11.00 | TEA | |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Microbial risk assessment and risk management | Prof Arie Havelaar |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Role of GMP and HACCP in ensuring food safety | Ms Shashi Sareen |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Discussions and close | |
