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Wirtanen, Gun

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Senior Advisor in Food Safety, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences

Description of research

I, Gun Wirtanen, work as a Senior Advisor in Food Safety at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (SeAMK) from February 2019 onwards. In 1996 I graduated from Helsinki University of Technology as Doctor of Science (Technology). Gun is also an external lecturer (docent) in process hygiene at the University of Helsinki from 2001 onwards and as an approved trainer in hygienic design by European Hygienic Engineering &amp; Design Group (EHEDG). Gun has more than 30 years’ experience in microbial food safety, process hygiene, surface hygiene, biofilm eradication, hygienic design of food facilities and equipment, microbial air quality, food safety management as well as own checking systems including HACCP systems. She is honorary member of R3Nordic, which deals with cleanroom technology. Gun has previously worked: at VTT (in Espoo, Finland) 1988 - 2013, at DTU National Food Institute (in Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark) 2014 – 2016 and at University of Helsinki Ruralia Institute (in Seinäjoki, Finland) 2017 - 2019. Gun is also lecturing in food microbiology and process hygiene as well as vegan food processing at SeAMK. Gun has published more than 500 publications dealing with food microbiology, quality control of foodstuff, hygienic design, cleanroom technology and food processing hygiene.

Keywords

quality control of foodstuffs, cleanroom technology, food microbiology, hygienic design, food processing hygiene

Affiliations

Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
Unit
School of Food and Agriculture
Source: ORCID
Title
Senior Advisor in Food Safety 2019
University of Helsinki
Unit
Ruralia Institute
Source: ORCID
Title
Senior Researcher in Food Safety 2017 - 2019
Technical University of Denmark
Source: ORCID
Title
Associate Professor in Hygienic Design & Cleaning Operations 2014 - 2016
TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT
Source: ORCID
Title
Research Scientist / Senior Research Scientist 1988 - 2013
Turku University of Applied Sciences
Source: ORCID
Title
External lecturer 2018 - 2018

Education

Degrees
DSc(Tech) 1.2.1993 - 30.4.1996 / Aalto University
MSc(Tech) 1.9.1980 - 31.10.1988 / Aalto University

Publications (82)

Management of biofilm risk
Alakomi, Hanna-Leena; Salo, Satu; Irina, Tsitko; Wirtanen, Gun
2024
DOI
10.1016/B978-0-12-822521-9.00203-3
Bioteknologia osana hajautettua energiatuotantoa
Alarinta, Jarmo; Kallio, Karri; Wirtanen, Gun
@SeAMK
2023
Controlling bacterial spoilage in both vegan and meat-based products
Wirtanen, Gun; Laitila, Tiina; Kumpulainen, Juuso
2023
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