Food Safety

The Food Safety Team has an enviable record for helping the New Zealand meat industry to produce some of the microbiologically cleanest meat products in the world. This has enhanced the storage and shelf-life of NZ produced meat products so that it can be enjoyed in all parts of the globe.

As well as ground breaking micro work, this team has helped develop the CapTech packaging system.

Team Biography

The Food Safety Team started its life as the Microbiology Team of MIRINZ Inc., and later became the Fresh Meat Team before becoming the Microbiology & Food Safety Team. Under MIRINZ Ltd. this was simplified to Food Safety, as it remains today as part of AgResearch Ltd. Food & Textiles Group's Food, Metabolism & Microbiology Team, along with Meat Science and Energy & Processing.

View the Food Safety brochure