Developing trust with food safety regulators was the key issue of this year’s Food Manufacture Food safety conference, says the conference chair and Campden BRI director general Professor Steven Walker.
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Biofuels made from genuine waste can help can reduce carbon emissions and should be encouraged, says a report commissioned by the UK government.
UK shoppers are "completely in the dark" about the effect Brexit will have on their weekly shop, a former Sainsbury's boss has told BBC Panorama.
Tonka beans have an intense flavour that chefs and food manufacturers have enthusiastically embraced. There’s just one problem – it contains a chemical that could, in large enough doses, kill you.
The European Union (EU) meat industry has expressed disappointment over the decision by Russia to extend its ban on EU exports of meat and meat products by 18 months, but is optimistic that producers will continue finding alternative markets.
BIM's report shows that Ireland’s seafood industry experienced a strong year in 2016, sporting 7.4 percent overall growth. The sector employed more than 11,000 people.
In 2016, the Dutch dairy sector realised a further reduction of total antibiotics, compared to the year before. The use of antibiotics in the Dutch dairy sector has been reduced with 3.2%, according to the annual report from MARAN.
The global use of untreated waste water from cities to irrigate crops is much more widespread than previously estimated, says a new report. According to this updated assessment, nearly 30 million hectares are now using untreated water within 40km of an urban centre. Some 800 million people, including farmers, vendors and consumers are said to be exposed to serious health risks.
The most extensive study to date on neonicotinoid pesticides concludes that they harm both honeybees and wild bees. The study spanned 2,000 hectares across the UK, Germany and Hungary and was set up to establish the "real-world" impacts of the pesticides.
The world's food security is increasingly reliant on 14 "chokepoints" for trade, a think-tank report has warned. UK-based Chatham House says more needs to be done to protect key transport routes such as the Panama Canal, the Suez Canal and the Turkish Straits.
The United States has suspended Brazilian meat imports over "recurring concerns about the safety of products intended for the American market". Several countries banned Brazilian meat in March, when prosecutors said health inspectors there had been taking bribes to approve sub-standard meat.
A fraud investigation into two iconic Italian delicacies — Parma ham and Prosciutto di San Daniele — is rapidly spiraling into the ultimate accountability test of the EU’s multibillion-euro gourmet food industry.
Location: Queen’s University Belfast – Institute of Global Food Security
Funding for: UK Students, EU Students, International Students
Criteria: First or upper second-class honours in a relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree. Relevant degrees are:Economics, Business, Management, Agricultural Economics, Environmental Economics
Student Funding: These studentships cover the full university fees at UK/EU level and include a yearly stipend of GBP £14,296 per annum (tax free) for up to 36 months. Additional funding is also offered from Invest NI via the Agri-food Quest Competence Centre Funding Scheme. This funding will provide a generous study package, e.g. research consumables, equipment, travel budget and training when appropriate.
Supervisors: Professor George Hutchison and Dr Simone Cerroni
Reference contact: Dr Simone Cerroni (s.cerroni@qub.ac.uk)
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Through a joint project, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are exploring mobile tools to combat food fraud and contamination, which result in global annual in the billions and pose a serious public health threat.
Researchers at Leicester University have shown that it might be possible to develop an alternative to antibiotics for treating diseases in pigs. They have identified a range of viruses, called bacteriophages, that can be used to kill common pig infections.
What if you discovered that your honey jar was filled with high-fructose corn syrup? Or your expensive extra virgin olive oil was actually cheap swill? Would you still eat your organic grapes if you found out that they weren’t actually organic?
Mars recalls some Galaxy, Maltesers Teasers and Minstrels bags due to "potential presence of Salmonella", it says. The products include Galaxy Milk 200gm chocolate bars, Minstrel 118gm pouch and Malteaser 35gm bars with best-before dates of 6 May 2018 and 13 May 2018 are affected.
A Mars spokesperson said if consumers have any of the products they should not eat them.
New research unveiled by audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe Clark Whitehill and the University of Portsmouth’s Centre for Counter Fraud Studies (CCFS) estimates that UK food and drink companies could be losing £12 billion annually to fraud.
IFA National Livestock Chairman, Angus Woods met the EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis in Dublin recently. Mr Woods said the EU Commission Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) had undertaken a number of investigations on standards in Brazil and he called for those reports to be published immediately.
Food fraud is threatening to destroy Australia's reputation as a high-quality exporter, with everything from seafood, beef and olive oil to vitamins and wine under attack by unscrupulous counterfeiters.
