Food Microbiology

David Sartory is an Independent Consultant, and has been involved in Drinking and Environmental Water Microbiology for 40 years, with over 45 professional publications to his name. After qualifying in Microbiology from the University of Surrey, he joined Thames Water, before spending eight years in South Africa, where he obtained his MSc in Limnology. Prior to his current role, he was a Company Advisor for Severn Trent Water, where for 15 years he was involved in the development of improved methods for the microbiological assessment of water quality including the MLGA medium for E. coli and coliforms, and the Filta-Max system for Cryptosporidium analysis. He is the Chairman of the BSI Water Microbiology Committee and a member of several ISO working groups.