We all want to keep our families safe and healthy. But sometimes a simple mistake in the way we handle and prepare food can lead to serious sickness. With some germs like Salmonella, just a small amount in undercooked food is enough to cause food poi
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In 2015, the National Food Crime Unit was launched in the UK. New Food Editor, Bethan Grylls, spoke to head of the unit, Darren Davies, to learn more about the organisation and how it is addressing food crime.
Following the 2013 horsemeat scandal, Ch
safefood is hosting a seminar on the microbiological food safety risks and challenges relating to fresh and frozen produce. The seminar will be of interest to anyone working in the fruit and vegetable sector, researchers, regulators and public health
A new service to help retailers and high street food-to-go operators monitor and improve the experience of allergy sufferers has been launched today.
Food safety consultancy NT Assure and compliance auditor Serve Legal have collaborated to develop t
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
Tea Board India on Friday warned of legal action against those adding colour to tea.
It said there was no provision for use of colour in tea and advised all stakeholders to follow the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines fo
Summer school in Micro and Nano Sensors at DTU Denmark
Luiza Wasiewsk has a Bachelor’s in Dietetics and decided to switch her career focus to Food Safety, and completed a Master’s Degree specialising in food microbiology at Wageningen University in
Date: 05 November 2019
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Location: Crown Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin
safefood is hosting a seminar on the microbiological food safety risks and challenges relating to fresh and frozen produce. The seminar will be of interes
Two new studies by Irish environmental scientists have established a shellfish “fingerprint”, tracing the food from sea to plate with pinpoint accuracy .
It is envisaged that the breakthrough could help speed up recalls in the case of outbreaks of fo
Some 90 per cent of 11 sushi producers audited by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) fell short of the standards needed to make sure consumers do not fall ill.
Some of the issues the FSAI came across included freezers not being at the requir
Further to FSAI food allergen alert 2019.A33, cereals containing gluten may be an undeclared ingredient in Fizzy Mix, Gummy Mix and Fruit Strings sweets, which are packed by Jesels Ltd., Navan/Dunshaughlin. This may make these sweets unsafe for cons
Thomas Tucker Ltd. is recalling the above batches of three varieties of flavoured popcorn due to the possible presence of milk protein which is not declared on the labels. This may make the batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolera
A number of ready-to-eat products supplied by Café Class Ltd have not been produced in accordance with food hygiene.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has stated that a number of ready-to-eat products (including all varieties of sandwiches, wraps and
The New Zealand Food Safety unit has recently opened its draft strategy for public consultation, and has identified four key emerging risks and opportunities to focus on within the New Zealand food safety system, which apply to both local and foreign
Have you been following our GFSI Blog mini-series featuring guest posts from the winners of the 2019 Global Markets Awards? Our growing body of Global Markets Awards winners operate like international food safety ambassadors, propagating their knowle
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that six Closure Orders were served on food businesses during the month of August for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the EC (Official Control of Foods
An international conference exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the safety of global food supply today heard that whilst producing food sustainably is a major issue, food safety needs to be central to any debate to ensure innovations in
A meat cutting plant in Preston, England has had their fine for public health failures increased following an appeal.
One person has been arrested as part of a lengthy investigation into the theft, slaughter and illegal butchery of sheep in the West Midlands.
