Following the introduction of new EU regulations, Safefood set out to uncover attitudes to, and awareness of, food safety culture among small food businesses on the island of Ireland
In March 2021, the European Commission updated its regulation on hy
New research into mycotoxins – fungal pathogens that can cause serious health issues
Dr Brett Greer is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Biological Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast. Here, he shares the findings of his safefood-funded re
New research shows that consumers believe that food safety in Ireland has improved in the past five years, with some 9 in 10 people considering food in Ireland safe. Comprehensive industry and consumer research undertaken by the Food Safety Authority
Meet Dr Lynsey Hollywood, Senior Lecturer and Manager of the Food and Drink Business Development Centre at Ulster University Business School
Dr Lynsey Hollywood has had a keen interest in the food industry since taking Home Economics at school. She s
A short video covering the main highlights of the event and a scientific article describing the outcomes of the conference and the key role the RARA network plays in shaping the future of research and policy agendas have been released.
safefood research found that key ingredients and allergens information is missing from some preprepared convenience food products
In December 2019, safefood commissioned research to understand the nature of preprepared ‘convenience foods’ and the a
Established in 2014, the Food Research Collaboration brings together academics, civil society groups and practitioners to produce and share the evidence-based knowledge needed to protect and expand the UK’s sustainable food sector.
Food safety research is essential to address gaps in food safety knowledge necessary to support regulation and identify emerging issues and threats to the food system in Ireland. The FSAI is not a research funding body and therefore, it is essential
Superchilling occurs when food is stored between 0°C and -12°C. At these temperatures the food product is partially frozen.
A three-year member funded research project that ran from 2016-2018 investigated how long a product can be kept at superchill
The European Commission has launched a call today to develop a research and innovation platform on food safety. It will make it easier for national food safety authorities, EU agencies, policy-makers, the scientific community and civil society to coo
EFSA’s Research Platform is home for the wider food safety research community. It aims to support project ideas, promote consortia formation, and help scientists find opportunities for public research funding in food safety.
FIRMS 2019 is an opportunity for scientists, technicians, and experts interested in forensic application of stable isotope analysis to discuss a variety of topics including illicit drugs; explosives; packaging materials; hair, fingernails and other h
This report looks at perspectives and practices across the food chain on the Island of Ireland with regard to the risk of economically motivated adulteration or ideologically motivated threat. Approaches being taken in a number of other OECD countrie
Minister John Halligan T.D., Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills today (10 July) launched Ireland’s National
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) regularly collects recommendations from members of the Scientific Committee and Scientific Panels on EFSA's research needs and priorities (EFSA, 2017). At the end of the 2015–2018 Scientific Panels mandate, w
What do you think are the most pressing challenges that EU-funded research and innovation should tackle? What are the most important impacts – scientific, technological, economic, societal – that EU-funded research and innovation should target? Now y
The results are from a bespoke survey, released today by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), in partnership with Allergy UK (AUK) and the Anaphylaxis Campaign (AC), on the views of young people living with food allergies and intolerances. The survey als
Deadline: 1st November 2018 at 16.00.
The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is unique in the Irish research landscape and complements other channels for funded postgraduate education in the Irish ecosystem. Among its features a
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have shown that Listeria responds to an antibiotic, despite the pathogen carrying genes that should make it highly resistant.
Their study report, published in the journal PLOS Genetics, reports that the susc
safefood is responsible for promoting food safety and healthy eating on the island of Ireland. To support our knowledge base, we would like to invite tenders for research in the following subject areas:
Project Ref 04-2018
Use of antimicrobials in an
