Decades of frontline experience in food safety & environmental health
Eric Smith Associates Ltd is owned and managed by Eric Smith, supported by a core team of specialist consultants and an international network of associates.
An exceptional trouble-shooter, backed by a specialist team
Eric Smith Associates Ltd is owned and managed by Eric Smith, who is acknowledged by industry as an exceptional trouble-shooter in areas relating to food safety, meat technology and hygiene. Eric has amassed considerable crisis management experience within the food industry over the past 40 years, both as former senior lecturer at the University of Salford, Manchester and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and through his involvement in the European BSE crisis in 1996 and other related crises across China, the Americas, Africa and Scandinavia.
Eric's skills and knowledge are further complemented by a core team of specialist consultants and an international network of associate consultants from a variety of disciplines.
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Eric Smith
Founder of ESA and an acknowledged industry trouble-shooter in food safety, meat technology and hygiene, with 40 years of crisis management experience spanning the UK, China, the Americas, Africa and Scandinavia.
Specialist consultants
Eric's skills and knowledge are further complemented by a core team of specialist consultants:
Our specialist & international network
We have a range of consultants with whom we work on a regular basis, who provide specialist skills and knowledge as and when a project demands — all professionally qualified within their own specialisms, with substantial practitioner experience across:
- Environmental health
- Food technology
- Fish, dairy & fresh produce
- Hospitality & catering
- Occupational health & safety
- Health & home care
- Leisure & sports facilities
An international network
In addition to our subject specialists, Eric Smith Associates has a network of specialists operating across Hong Kong, China, Eastern Europe, France, South America and Africa — local knowledge, customs and practices that have proven invaluable in responding to client needs quickly and effectively.
Multilingual delivery
A number of our consultants are not only subject technical specialists but bilingual, allowing us to deliver our services in Mandarin, Cantonese, most other Asian dialects, and French.
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