Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis and the Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) José Graziano da Silva, today agreed to ramp up collaboration between the two organisations in tack
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The strategic partnership and acquisition agreement announced in May 2017 by Dawn Meats and Dunbia has been completed, with all relevant regulatory clearances approved.
A report commissioned by the Livestock and Meat Commission has found that if the UK fails to agree a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU and has to instead revert to World Trade Organization trading conditions, Northern Ireland beef and sheep meat out
The sixth annual Global Food Security Index, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, shows that worldwide food security fell for the first time in five years, largely because of weather disasters and a decline in global political stability.
THE Ulster Farmers' Union has said it has been reassured over funding fears post Brexit after a visit from DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Secretary Michael Gove.
AN Irish food safety firm has secured a lucrative £15 million contract to provide DNA based traceability for all Swiss beef. IdentiGEN has secured the major Switzerland contract for a initial five-year period and involves the use of the company's DNA
Reusable “bags for life” can spread deadly food poisoning bacteria if they are used to carry raw foods such as fish and meat, consumers have been warned by the government’s food safety watchdog.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their investigation on the huge Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened more than 1,000 people in the U.S. this summer. As of September 27, 2017, there are 1,054 laboratory confirmed cases in
The Food Standards Agency is asking for comments on the draft Animal Feed (Basic Safety Standards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018.
Including;
- DAERA Review of AFBI - have your say
- AFBI Highlights the Economic Impact of Brexit on UK Agriculture
- AFBI science protects reputation of NI produced eggs
- 18th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish
One of the UK's largest supermarket chicken suppliers has suspended operations after an investigation allegedly exposed food safety breaches.
All schools in the UK will be allowed to buy spare adrenaline auto-injectors for use on children with serious allergies in emergencies, following a change in the law.
More than a dozen people across four Canadian provinces are confirmed with Salmonella infections traced to breaded chicken products, but federal officials have not revealed what specific products or brands are implicated.