The first World Food Safety Day, observed on June 7, was an opportunity to check on public opinion around the world. And the survey, say the sponsors, draws attention to the fact that food safety is crucial across geographies, and is everyone’s conce
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Every minute 44 people fall sick from eating contaminated food, according to the World Health Organization.
More than 23 million become ill and an estimated 4,700 die per year, according to data for the WHO’s European Region in a report based on 2010
Everyone has the right to safe, nutritious and sufficient food. Still today, almost one in ten people in the world fall ill after eating contaminated food. When food is not safe, children cannot learn, adults cannot work. Human development cannot tak
Two in 5 Europeans take a personal interest in food safety and only 1 in 5 say it is their main concern when choosing food. For most Europeans it is one of several factors - together with price, taste, nutrition and food origin – that influence their
Ireland has launched a food safety information campaign highlighting the collaboration required from farm to fork to protect food safety.
It was unveiled ahead of the inaugural World Food Safety Day, which is June 7 and is supported by the World Heal
Congratulations to the winner of our last competition, Dr. Leonie Wallace, Public Analyst’s Library, Galway.
The answer to the previous crossword was FESTIVE.
safefood is delighted to offer one lucky crossword winner a luxury hamper of gourmet food fro
We get our food from all sorts of places — grocery stores, restaurants, farms, relatives, our own gardens — and sometimes community food banks. In each and every case, food safety plays an important part in protecting us from getting sick from contam
The report on the use of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed published today shows that a total of 3832 notifications of food or feed risks were reported to the European Commission in 2017. 942 of these were classified as "alert", indicating a s
Large food businesses are pledging to halve the UK’s food waste bill by 2030, and tackle waste from farm to fork, by signing up to support the new Food Waste Reduction Roadmap.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has opened a comment period on the approach to converting EU law for food and feed safety into UK law when the United Kingdom leaves the European Union next year.
The agency is seeking the views of businesses, consumer
The National Farmers' Union ("NFU") has delivered a blunt statement urging the British government to put food security at the top of the political agenda, warning of the vulnerability of the country’s food supplies post-Brexit.
The report suggests th
Salmonella spp. and E. coli are the most known types of food poisoning by the public in the United Kingdom, according to a survey. The Food Standards Agency's ("FSA's") biannual "Public Attitudes Tracker" (May 2018) found 91 percent were aware of Sal
"On-farm killing" may be a source of welfare concern for animals. The EU "Animal Health and Welfare Network" met in June 2018 to assess the risk of on-farm killing to animal welfare.
The resulting elements of Risk Assessment are included in species
New Food interviewed Professor Chris Elliott, Pro Vice Chancellor, Professor of Food Safety, and founder of the Institute for Global Food Security, ahead of the Food Brexit 2018 Conference (London, 1st November 2018).
In the article below, Prof. Elli
A report of a safefood-funded research project - on the topic of "Risk Profiling of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Foods in Northern Ireland" - is now available on the safefood website (link to report available below).
This project involved:
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is encouraging food businesses to read its guidance on selling and advertising food online following the publication of the results of an EU-wide coordinated control programme which identified offers of foo
Today the European Commission is publishing a study which estimates that up to 10% of the 88 million tons of food waste generated annually in the EU are linked to date marking. The study was commissioned with a view to map how date marking is used in
Mustard was undeclared on the labels of the below batches of Big Al’s Chicken Chunks and Chicken Dippers. This may make the implicated batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of mustard or its constituents.
In light of growing awareness of the need to reduce food waste and an increase in food donations to combat food poverty, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published four new guidance documents for charities and donating food businesses
