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EFSA has assessed the safety of green tea catechins from dietary sources, following concerns regarding their possible harmful effects on the liver.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today published a report from its Scientific Committee which evaluates the consumption of fluoride from the Irish diet.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is trialling a blockchain platform for supply chain tracking in bid to prevent food fraud.
he Food Standards Agency’s National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) is looking for three highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join the team as Intelligence Officers (one in the Intelligence Development team, one in the Source Management team and one in the Information Management team).
The ongoing outbreak is the largest of its kind since the deadly 2006 E. coli outbreak traced to fresh spinach, public health officials said.
BASF Corporation and arc-net, are collaborating to use blockchain technology to capture and analyze sustainability parameters in livestock production along the value chain.
British retail giant Marks and Spencer has announced a new campaign that “shines a spotlight” on its beef traceability standards.
French has banned "misleading" phrases containing meat and dairy-related words such as “sausage” and “milk" from vegetarian and vegan food packets.
Figures from the latest haul in the joint Europol-INTERPOL investigation into counterfeit and substandard food has revealed how prevalent crime remains within the worldwide food system.
The food and drink supply chain is a prime target for cyber-security attacks, according to Schneider Electric product marketing director Brian Courchesne.
Food and drink manufacturing businesses have joined forces to tackle plastic pollution.
The outbreak, which started in late March, has sickened 84 people in 19 states. Forty-two people have been hospitalized and nine developed a type of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome. This outbreak investigation is ongoing.
The USDA and FDA have issued a report on food recall trends from 2004 to 2013. In it, they find that recalls increased significantly in that time period. The report, titled “Trends in Food Recalls: 2004-2013” was published in April 2018.
Member states have voted in favour of an almost complete ban on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides across the EU. Scientific studies have long linked their use to the decline of honeybees, wild bees and other pollinators.
On 25 April 2018, Europol/Interpol published the results of the OPSON VII operation to which the EU Food Fraud Network contributed in particular in order to detect tuna intended for canning being fraudulently sold as fresh.
The role of the Co-ordinator is critical to the functioning of the all-island food safety Knowledge Network run by safefood and represents an exciting opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic individual.
The role will support the activities of this member-based community and be responsible for the coordination, planning, delivery and promotion of associated activities; ensuring that the overall objectives are met; playing an active role as a member of the Food Science team within safefood, and especially contributing to the wider activities of the team in its effort to promote food safety to small food producers.
The postholder will be employed by Queen's University Belfast, but will be seconded full-time to safefood, at its headquarters in Co Cork but the work plan will include some travel across the island of Ireland. The contract shall be for a duration of three years.
- Closing Date: 14 May 2018
- Salary: £23,557
- Location: Cork, Ireland
The Northern Ireland Agricultural Research and Development Council (AgriSearch) has appointed John Henning from Moira as its new chairman. John Henning holds a number of senior positions within the UK agricultural industry.
FSA Chairman, Heather Hancock has announced the reappointment of Professor David McDowell, Professor Peter McClure and Dr Dan Tucker to the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF).
Food-security experts from all over the world are set to converge on Belfast next month for a major summit on how to feed a growing global population. The Belfast Summit on Global Food Integrity is being held amid massive industry challenges including climate change, Brexit, labyrinthine food supply chains and food fraud.
