Professor Griffith was brought up in an hotel before obtaining a BSc and PhD in Microbiology from Liverpool University. This was followed by work in the USA, Sweden and then Cardiff. He has lectured on aspects of medical and food microbiology for over 25 years and been involved in food safety research for 20 years.
He has been awarded numerous international awards, including a New Zealand ESR international research fellowship in 1999, a Welsh National Assembly Award in 2002 and the IAFP International Leadership award in 2006 He is a visiting research fellow and invited speaker in Europe, the USA and the far East, is a member of a range of national and international food safety committees and has been involved internationally in food safety training and consultancy.
He is editor of the British Food Journal and has authored / co-authored more than 380 books, book chapters, scientific papers and conference proceedings relating to food safety. These include the How To series of books, How To Clean – A Management Guide, How To HACCP 3rd Edition and How to Audit
He is currently Head of the Food Research and Consultancy Unit (FRCU) in the Cardiff School of Health Sciences at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) and is involved with food safety at all points within the food chain. This includes food manufacturers, food service and the consumer. He works with a multidisciplinary team including microbiologists, sociologists, psychologists and home economists using a wide range of traditional and novel approaches in studying food handling, food safety systems and improving the microbiological quality of food.
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