WGS is increasingly used in public health and food safety laboratories, but it is used in different ways in different countries and for different purposes.
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that 8 Closure Orders, 1 Improvement Order, and 1 Prohibition Order were served on food businesses during the month of June for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010.
Australia’s new Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) rules are now fully in force, with regulators set to embark on 10,000 spot checks to ensure adherence.
The latest round of tests by federal scientists found antibiotic-resistant bacteria on nearly 80 percent of supermarket meat in 2015, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Working Group.
Frozen corn and possibly other frozen vegetables are the likely source of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that has been affecting Austria, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom since 2015. Experts used whole genome sequencing to identify the food source, which initially was thought to be limited to frozen corn.
Molecular typing is a way of identifying specific strains of microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses, by looking at their genetic material. It is mainly used to pinpoint the source of foodborne outbreaks.
EFSA has published its guidance on how to assess the safety of nanoscience and nanotechnology applications. The guidance gives practical suggestions on the types of testing that are needed and the methods that can be applied.
The Food Standards Agency, Food Standards Scotland, Public Health England and Health Protection Scotland are reminding people that most frozen vegetables, including sweetcorn, need to be cooked before eating. This includes if adding them to salads, smoothies or dips.
The FSA is using a blockchain system for the first time in the food sector to track the distribution of meat in a cattle slaughterhouse, in the hope that the nascent technology will make it easier to safely keep track of beef supplies.
Public health officials have confirmed that dozens of more people have parasitic infections linked to trays of fresh, pre-cut vegetables that Del Monte Fresh Produce recalled in mid-June.
An outbreak of foodborne botulism in Denmark, with six confirmed cases, has been linked to a homemade dish served at a private party in June. Fødevarestyrelsen (Danish Veterinary and Food Administration) said a sample from the homemade dish was positive with botulinum toxin type A.
The main objective of this call is to promote capacity building at EU level through joint initiatives between two or preferably more organisations in different Member States, Norway and Iceland, enabling knowledge and expertise transfer and/or exchange within the fields of EFSA`s remit.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today published its Annual Report and Accounts for the last financial year. It covers our performance and activities in 2017/18 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland at a net cost of £93.2m.
It could take two weeks before supplies of carbon dioxide return to normal, the British Meat Processors Association has warned. CO2 is used to kill farm animals before processing and in packaging to keep meat fresh but is in short supply.
China has ended a two-decades-long ban on exports of beef from the UK, first introduced after the outbreak of BSE in the 1990s. The government said the development will be worth £250m to British producers over the next five years.
The aim of this procurement procedure is to conclude a direct contract for the execution of specific tasks over a clearly defined period as defined in these tender specifications.
The main objective is to make use of NGS to identify and characterise Noroviruses from the relevant food sources (e.g. crustaceans, shellfish, molluscs, vegetables, fruits, and their products thereof), the environment, and human cases or asymptomatic carriers.
Are you a young graduate searching for a challenging experience in a stimulating and dynamic EU Agency? Do you want to apply your skills and knowledge in one of the areas within EFSA’s remit? Are you interested in being part of a rewarding mission in multinational settings?
An exciting opportunity has now arisen for an outstanding individual to join the Queen's University Belfast's senior leadership team. The Faculty Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Medicine Health and Life Sciences will play a key role in supporting the Vice-Chancellor in the academic leadership and management of the University.
The successful candidate, internationally recognised for their research and scholarship, will have extensive leadership and management experience and a proven track record of success in leading and delivering strategic objectives.
Last week's open Board meeting is now available as a video-on-demand. The meeting was chaired by Food Standards Agency Chair Heather Hancock.
Today the FSA are publishing the results from their latest study looking at levels of acrylamide and furan in an extensive range of UK retail foods.
