The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today publishes its audit of official controls carried out on the table egg production chain. The FSAI has overall responsibility for the enforcement of food law in Ireland. It carries out targeted audits of food businesses to determine the level of compliance with current food law and the effectiveness of its implementation.
An audit of the meat sector in Ireland has found a number of serious issues including forgery, use of meat with an expired date, and one company unable to identify its suppliers.
Some non-compliances undermined the safety of food or resulted in misleading information for consumers, said the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), based in Parma, Italy is opening positions forSeconded National Experts (SNEs)
All Units and Departments
The call is on-going with no deadline for submitting applications
Notice of call for expressions of interest
Scientific and Technical Support in the areas of Novel Foods & Nutrient Sources
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), based in Parma, Italy is looking for an Administrative Coordinator
(Temporary Agent, Grade AST4)
A consultation on the introduction of secondary legislation needed to implement the online display provision within the statutory food hygiene rating scheme established by the Food Hygiene Rating Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
Three people have died in an ongoing Listeria outbreak linked to fish in the United Kingdom.
The UK Health Security Agency, Food Standards Agency (FSA), Public Health Scotland and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) are investigating the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak that was first made public in April.
A food safety network has been created in the United Kingdom to try and reduce the burden of food poisoning.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have invested £1.6 million ($2 million) in the platform, which will be hosted by the Quadram Institute.
Researchers have tried to find out if inspection findings can be used to predict where foodborne outbreaks may happen.
The study investigated whether routine inspection results were associated with the occurrence of foodborne outbreaks in restaurants and institutional catering. The hypothesis was that poorer inspection results would be associated with an elevated risk of outbreaks.
Almost two-thirds (61%) of adults in Ireland do not know how to make a complaint to authorities regarding unfit food or poor hygiene practices. The news comes as the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) launches a new awareness campaign, See Something, Say Something, which stresses to consumers their right to safe food.
Consultation on the provision of precautionary allergen labelling and precautionary allergen information, such as 'may contain' on many types of food sold in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is asking for feedback on plans to seek stronger powers for the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU).
The NFCU tackles serious, organized, or complex cases of fraud within food supply chains, across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The agency was leading or supporting 36 operations at the end of the third quarter in 2021. The 2022/23 budget for the unit is £5.8 million ($7.3 million).
A model has been developed to help the Food Standards Agency (FSA) assess the risk for consumers from AMR associated bacteria in food.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is where microorganisms survive antimicrobial treatments such as antibiotics and make infections more difficult to treat.
The FSAI’s Audit of Food Business Operator Compliance with Meat Labelling and Traceability Requirements evaluated a representative sample of food businesses including supermarkets; butchers; food service establishments; storage and distribution establishments; meat processing plants; and slaughterhouses and their compliance with meat labelling and traceability requirements. The audit reviewed the availability, accuracy and appropriateness of information provided labels and information for non-prepacked meat products.
The NTP workshop 2022 will explore the theme:
‘Realising the true potential of nonthermal of processing technologies in future food production’.
Abstracts are welcome in any one of the following sub-themes:
Sub-Theme 1: Sustainability of Food Supply for the Future Through Innovative Nonthermal Processes
Sub-Theme 2: Role of Nonthermal Technologies in Future Foods from Alternative Sources for an Increasing Global Population
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published its April 2022 Food Fraud Monthly Summary reporting food fraud incidents and investigations from around the world. These have been kindly represented as an infographic above by our Member Bruno Séchet, and thanks for allowing us to share it with the rest of the Network.
In addition to the large number of fraud incidents shown above, there are references to 2 interesting articles on "Biggest Cases of Food Fraud Ever", and an FAO Report on strategies to counter food fraud,
You can download the full summary here
Listeria monocytogenes has been detected in a number of frozen vegetables tested in Ireland.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) said findings show a potential risk of illness for consumers who have non-ready-to-eat (RTE) frozen vegetables, fruits or herbs without cooking.
Listeria as a bacterial genus contains several species, however, only one is known to be pathogenic to humans and of real concern to food, dairy, and beverage processors - Listeria monocytogenes.
The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in food products may give rise to consumer safety concerns and the risks presented to vulnerable customers cannot be overstated. There are legal requirements throughout the UK and the European Union (EU) regarding its presence of L. monocytogenes, and detailing three food safety criteria, in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods.
Chocolate products made by a company in its Belgium establishment have been identified as the source of a multi-country outbreak of Salmonella, say EFSA and ECDC in a Rapid Outbreak Assessment.
As of 8 April 2022, 150 confirmed and probable cases of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported in nine EU/EEA countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden) and the UK – with the first one occurring on 21 December 2021 in the UK. Infections have mainly occurred among children under 10 years old.
Nutricia infant formula has been found to contain Cronobacter after testing in Australia.
A batch of KetoCal 3:1 was positive for Cronobacter spp. during testing at the border by customs officials. There have been no illnesses linked to the product, and the source of contamination is being investigated by the company.
