Food systems lie at the intersection of the many critical challenges facing us today: from fighting climate change, to halting biodiversity loss to reducing waste.
Meeting such challenges requires urgent action, as set out in the objectives for a sus
Public Health England is investigating a spike in reports of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections this month.
Potential sources of the increase in E. coli O157 cases are not yet clear but recent warm weather may have played a role.
The lat
Public Health England has been scrapped with England to get a new public health authority.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced a new agency called the National Institute for Health Protection (NIHP) that is focused on controlling infectious d
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said it is now time to scrap Public Health England.
He said the new body, called the Health Protection Institute, will bring together Public Health England and NHS Test and Trace, as well as the analytical capability
A European project helping to promote scientific progress on foodborne zoonoses has held its annual meeting virtually because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The second annual scientific meeting of the One Health European Joint Program (OHEJP) on foodbo
Data as of Monday 30th March 2020
Salmonella has been knocked off the top spot by Listeria monocytogenes as the main hazard dealt with by an international food safety network.
During the fourth quarter of 2019, the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was involved
EFSA has launched a call for abstract submissions for consideration at EFSA’s 25th Scientific Colloquium "A coordinated approach to assess the human health risks of micro- and nanoplastics in food" which takes place in Lisbon, Portugal, 8-9th June 20
We are pleased to announce a call for abstract submissions for consideration at EFSA’s 25th Scientific Colloquium "A coordinated approach to assess the human health risks of micro- and nanoplastics in food".
Public Health England is investigating a number of E. coli O157 infections linked to the Isle of Wight.
Public Health England (PHE) is working with environmental health officers from the Isle of Wight Council to find the source of the outbreak.
Beef products are one of the main sources of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections around the world, according to a report published by the FAO and WHO. Fresh produce was also a significant source.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unit
The Environmental Audit Committee’s latest report, published this week, calls on the UK Government to set out a clear plan for how the UK’s food supplies could be protected from the climate emergency and to publish information on how food may be affe
For over 20 years, PulseNet, the national laboratory network that detects foodborne disease outbreaks, has prevented illness and saved money. PulseNet helps public health scientists identify and solve outbreaks of foodborne illness in the United Stat
It seems self-evident that a primary objective of farming would be to support human health. Farmers’ choices about what they produce and the methods they use, and the policies that frame these decisions, have enormous potential either to improve or t
Public Health England is investigating an increase in Cyclospora infections for the fourth successive year. Up to early August, 57 cases had been reported in England, Scotland and Wales, of which 46 had travelled to Mexico.
Where information is known
The U.S. and Canada are among more than 100 countries potentially affected by a recall of frozen vegetables due to Listeria monocytogenes. An outbreak traced to the vegetables from Greenyard Frozen has sickened 47 people in five European countries. N
