Sarah Cahill

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome Italy

Biographical Sketch: Dr Sarah Cahill worked in the dairy and beverage sectors before going on to receive her Ph.D. in food microbiology from University College Dublin, Ireland in 1999. She subsequently joined the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome and currently works in FAO’s Office of Food Safety. There she has played a key role in the establishment of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) in the early 2000’s and is currently the FAO JEMRA Secretariat, responsible for overseeing the provision of scientific advice on microbiological hazards in a wide range of foods, from fresh produce to meat and fish. She is an active participant in the Codex standard setting processes, facilitating the consideration of scientific advice in international standard setting. Her work also focuses on increasing the accessibility of risk assessment and scientific advice to the FAO and Codex Membership through for example, the development of tools and approaches to support evidence-based decision-making in the wider management of food safety issues.

Papers:
S44 What to Look for and Where? A Risk Ranking Approach to Pathogens in Low-water Activity Foods
S53 Lessons Learned from Ranking Food Safety Risks Locally and Globally
D1 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Foods: Should We Encourage the Consumption of Ugly and Expired Foods?
S53 Ranking Risks in Low-resource Settings