Food Safety and Inspection

Madeleine Smith is a food safety expert based in the West Midlands, UK. After working in the Food Industry and a period teaching Food Hygiene, Madeleine Smith was retrained as an Environmental health Officer. In 1993, she was awarded the Ronald William silver medal and started work at Birmingham City Council as an Inspector. In 2000, Madeleine was appointed to the University of Birmingham, to develop food safety provision. She became Head of the Food Safety Group and retired in 2021. Since then, she has worked with UNIDO on projects assisting National Competent Authorities in the development of food safety controls.

Iain Ferris is a Teaching Fellow and Lecturer Food Safety & Standards at the University of Birmingham, UK. He holds a Master’s in Food Law and has a particular interest in the area of legal compliance. This stems from his previous experiences working in the catering industry and in local authority enforcement. He has garnered an excellent knowledge of food law in the areas of hygiene and standards through both academic study and practical application. Iain’s teaching at the University includes the subjects of HACCP, allergen management, food standards and understanding food legislation and is targeted at those that want to gain a deeper understanding of food safety and enforcement.