Harper Adams catering head re-appointed to Food Standards Agency

His initial appointment, which was announced by FSA chairman Lord Rooker in 2010, was to provide independent advice to the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF). With more than 24 years in the catering industry, Nuttall has a wealth of experience in the application of food safety, and has previously lectured students on the subject at Harper Adams. He holds masters degrees in food safety and business administration, and spent time as deputy catering manager at Bradford University before joining the University College in 2005. Nuttall, who will be part of the ACMSF until March 2014, said: "It is a great honour to be a member of the ACMSF. I'm very pleased to offer my experience to the application of the microbiological safety of food in the UK." * Meanwhile, the catering team at Harper Adams has won the Community Vote at the Foodservice Footprint Awards 2012. Harper Adams Catering was voted ahead of about 50 other British companies, including leading chef Raymond Blanc's restaurant, Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saison, to scoop the prize, for sustainability in foodservice, at the awards ceremony in London. Nuttall said: "We are delighted to have received this recognition for our efforts to deliver sustainable catering at Harper Adams. "The catering team has been working very hard to make sure everything we do has the smallest possible impact on the environment and this recognition shows we are making a difference where it matters most, because our customers and other stakeholders have made the effort to vote and helped us to win another national award."