New Zealand

New Zealand

Ambassador



Mr. Olanrewaju Olotu
Food Microbiology, Food Safety and Public Health

Ambassador’s Report

Mr. Olanrewaju Olotu:
The Ministry for Primary Industries is the primary government body responsible for managing Food Safety in New Zealand, while Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is the leading authority that develops food standards for Australia and New Zealand.
There is urgency for an integrated approach to continue to assure food safety in New Zealand, as well as strengthening regulations in the food sector. Given the current trend in global food recalls and foodborne illnesses resulting from food fraud, mislabelling, supply chain challenges, and poor organisational food safety culture, I cannot overstate the relevance of global harmonization of food and nutrition laws and regulations. Therefore, my goals as a GHI Ambassador are to achieve the following:

  • Encourage GHI’s membership in New Zealand and globally;
  • Disseminate GHI’s publications within my network of like-minded Food Safety Professionals in New Zealand and globally;
  • Promote the principles of Food Safety objectives of GHI in New Zealand and globally;
  • Engage with the academia on best practise and evidence-based information that protects food as well as consumers;
  • Participate in GHI expert working group meetings that promote GHI’s values that may improve Food Safety in New Zealand;
  • Where applicable, contribute or provide expert review, editor or author of GHI publications
  • Inspire future generation of New Zealand Food Safety Professionals on maintaining the ethics of the discipline

As an ambassador I plan to:

  • translate GHI information into local languages
  • write articles for local food magazines
  • provide food safety authorities with GHI press releases
  • organise meetings
  • give presentations.

Most recent publications


Mr. Olanrewaju Olotu:
Title: Musculoskeletal Disorders & Physical Strain among Food Factory Workers: Towards a better workers' health at their workplace.
Author: Olotu, O.O.
Date: 2012
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
https://www.amazon.ca/Musculoskeletal-Disorders-Physical-Factory-Workers/dp/384848661X

Title: Antagonistic Effect of Lactobacillus Isolates from Kunnu and Cowmilk on Selected Pathogenic Microorganisms
Author: Olotu, O.O.
Date: 2007
Internet Journal of Food Safety, Vol.9, 2007, p. 63-66
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.576.5040&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Title: SAFETY OF SMALL-SCALE FOOD FERMENTATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Authors: Olotu, O.O., Oyetayo, V.O., & Adebol, T.T.
Date: 2009
Internet Journal of Food Safety, Vol.11, 2009, p. 29-34
https://www.academia.edu/9831706/SAFETY_OF_SMALL_SCALE_FOOD_FERMENTATIONS_IN_DEVELOPING_COUNTRIES

Title: Chapter 5. Quality and safety of indigenous fermented foods. In V. K. Joshi (Ed.), Indigenous Fermented Foods of South Asia (pp. 259–308). CRC Press
Authors: SENAPATI, A .K., ROSMA, A., NADIAH, A.H.S., DEV RAJ, PRAJAPATI, J.P., KAUSHAL, M., OLOTU, O.O., IJABADENIYI, O.A., LAKHANPAL, P., PINTO, S.V., TANASUPAWAT, S., JOSHI, V.K., & WAN NADIAH, W.A.
Date: 2015
Internet Journal of Food Safety, Vol.11, 2009, p. 29-34
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.1201/b19214-11/quality-safety-indigenous-fermented-foods-joshi?context=ubx&refId=2e00bfcf-8196-47ca-98df-86233689f9d8
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289107965_Quality_and_Safety_of_Indigenous_Fermented_Foods

Most recent presentations


Mr. Olanrewaju Olotu:
Title: Antagonistic effects of Lactobacillus isolates from Kunun zaki and Cow milk on selected pathogenic microorganisms
Date: 2006
Event: Canadian Digestive Diseases Week (CDDW) 2006; 20th International ICFMH Symposium on FOOD MICRO 2006
Location and Country: Banff Springs, Canada; Bologna, Italy