Dr James Ledo
Lecturer in Food Science and Technology
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
I work closely with the team at the Food Industry Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University to advance research and innovation in the areas of food safety and quality management.
I lecture in several modules in the food science and technology programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels namely: crisis management, global food safety, food safety management; and food quality, composition, and labelling.
My research interest is mainly focused on the use of multi-disciplinary approaches in food quality and safety management to mitigate foodborne pathogens and understand the dynamics of food handling practices, food fraud, and waste in the food chain. In these pursuits, I develop diagnostic tools, based on international and national standards, to unravel the dynamics of the socio-technical system and how they affect food safety and food integrity of specific foods.
Research Publications
A tailored food safety and hygiene training approach for dairy farmers in an emerging dairy chain
Ledo, J., Hettinga, K. A., Bijman, J., Kussaga, J. & Luning, P. A., 29 Jan 2021, In: Food Control. 124, 107918.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Implications of differences in safety and hygiene control practices for microbial safety and aflatoxin M1 in an emerging dairy chain: The case of Tanzania
Ledo, J., Hettinga, K. A., Kussaga, J. B. & Luning, P. A., 16 Jul 2020, In: Food Control. 118, 107453.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A customized assessment tool to differentiate safety and hygiene control practices in emerging dairy chains
Ledo, J., Hettinga, K. A. & Luning, P. A., 7 Jan 2020, In: Food Control. 111, 107072.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Persistent challenges in safety and hygiene control practices in emerging dairy chains: The case of Tanzania
Ledo, J., Hettinga, K. A., Bijman, J. & Luning, P. A., 4 Jun 2019, In: Food Control. 105, p. 164-173 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review