SCHEDULE 2QUALIFICATIONS OF FOOD EXAMINERS
PART IACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
1
A first degree (with honours) in microbiology (irrespective of the title of the degree).
2
A degree of Master of Science, provided that–
a
the degree was awarded following an examination instead of a thesis, and
b
at least one paper in the degree was in microbiology.
3
A Diploma in Bacteriology awarded by the University of London or the University of Manchester.
4
Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists in medical microbiology.
5
Fellowship of the Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences if that Fellowship has been gained after passing the examinations in medical microbiology set by that Institute.
6
The degree of Mastership in Chemical Analysis awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
7
Fellowship or Membership of the Institute of Food Science and Technology.
8
The graduateship of the Institute of Biology gained after passing the examinations in the Institute’s theory paper in microbiology.
9
In paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Schedule, “degree” means a degree awarded by a body recognised for the purposes of section 214 of the Education Reform Act 19884 (which relates to bodies empowered to award degrees in the United Kingdom) or by a university in the European Community.