Events

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will present a webinar on progress toward attributing foodborne illnesses to food sources on Friday

The Guardian recently captioned an article “Nanotechnology in food: more than a question of taste” whereby the use of nanotechnology in food was debated. Nanotechnology has emerged as a technological advancement that has the potential to develop and

Sustainability can be defined as ‘maintaining ecological balance’; ‘exploiting natural resources without destroying the ecological balance of an area’; able to maintained. It is however such a broad term and means many things to the different sectors

You will hear about a wide range of innovative approaches to sustainability, including product, packaging, resource utilisation and ingredients. The high-profile speakers will provide valuable insights based on their own experiences, which you can be

The Biotoxins Network 2013 Conference will be held on the 4^th December at the Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast.

The conference is on ‘Emerging Risks in the Feed Supply Chain'

The Conference will be timetabled from 9.30 am to 2 pm, followed by an optional

This intensive three-day course will provide participants with knowledge of the principles of the science of cheese manufacture and ripening in addition to covering yield efficiency, processed cheese, quality assurance, product diversification and fu

Quality can give Irish milk the competitive edge on world markets, so it is critical that the highest possible milk quality standards are achieved.

The production of quality milk and new tools to assist milk quality standards on-farm will be discusse

A Northern Ireland Economy Debate: 'Growing our Agri-Food Industry:  Challenges and Opportunities for 2014'  The Chief Executives' Club at Queen's and A & L Goodbody, internationally recognised as one of the leading law firms on the island of Ireland

This seminar will bring together key stakeholders to look at the drivers for future growth in the sector and wider issues that impact on the future.

The seminar will include expert speakers on the following issues:

• Policy framework for developing and

These awards will recognise the success and achievements of Ireland's internationally renowned scientists in areas including innovation, leadership and collaboration and focus on the ongoing work of Irish scientists to grow and develop a sustainable,

Professor Charles Godfrey, an expert in the challenges facing the global food system, will tackle the issue of ‘sustainable intensification in agri-food’ when he comes to Northern Ireland later this month.

The event, which has been jointly organised

Breakfast Bites are a series of free, informal breakfast meetings for small food businesses. Here, we provide useful information on the topics you want to know more about. These events are very helpful if you own or work in a small food business and

Sustainability within the food and drinks processing and manufacturing sector has never been more important! For many years larger organisations have been realising the fact that environmental policies and energy efficiencies within processing is dir

The FSA’s Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) is holding an open workshop on novel foods in London on Wednesday 20 November 2013, 1pm - 4.30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend, including members of the public. The closing date for a

This free seminar will provide the latest updates on new food labelling rules set out in the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, as well as the most recent information on which nutrition and health claims are permitted in the

The safefood Listeria Knowledge Networks Annual Conference will take place in Dublin on Wednesday 20th November 2013. Details to follow.

This year, the internationally recognised Listeria experts Prof Martin Weidman and Dr Dagmar Schroder will be pres

The Department of the Environment’s soon to be published waste management strategy “Delivering Resource Efficiency” sets the strategic direction for waste policy in Northern Ireland. Within this context, the Department is consulting on proposals to i

The workshop will focus on screening methods (SCAN-Test) for registered antibiotics as well as confirmatory methods using LC-MS/MS. Time will be dedicated to EU regulations and strategies for screening, identification, confirmation and quantification

Antibiotics such as tetracyclines, quinolones, macrolides, sulphonamides and penicillins are frequently used in animal husbandry for the treatment and prevention of diseases. To avoid undesired residues of these substances in food, maximum residue li

The Institute of Food and Health at University College Dublin is hosting a workshop to present the findings of a three-year long project aimed at estimating the human exposure to veterinary drug residues in the diet. Dietary surveys as provided by th