While 2020 has been a year of unprecedented challenges, and we can’t meet up as we’d wish, the safefood Knowledge Network has been busy creating twenty informative podcasts, webinars and training courses since March.
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Joe Dunne Regional Vice President of Quality, Health, Safety & Environment (QHSE) on his role with Kerry Group and a recent project reviewing virtual audit technology.
Dubliner Joe Dunne began his career in government research before moving on to a
We speak to EIT Food Education Programme Manager Vivien Bodereau and EIT Food Director of Education, Maarten van der Kamp
With headquarters in Leuven, Belgium and regional offices in the likes of Warsaw, Reading and Bilbao, EIT Food is Europe’s leadi
The safefood podcasts bring you insights and advice from leading experts on food safety. Through our podcast series, we’ll be looking at factors that shape the food industry on the island of Ireland. Recent topics include: Is remote auditing here to
How long do I cook a turkey crown? What’s the safest way to reheat food? Because Christmas this year is likely to be a different experience than previous years, safefood’s Chatbot will be back again this Christmas with plenty of advice on how to g
The ‘farm to fork’ strategy includes the development of a contingency plan to ensure the EU’s food supply and food security in the event of future crises.
Building on the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent events, the Commiss
GIVE THIS ISSUE’S FOOD QUIZ A TRY AND YOU COULD BE IN WITH THE CHANCE OF WINNING A FANTASTIC PRIZE!
Question 1: Fusilli is a variety of what?
Question 2: What is tofu made from?
Question 3: Which of these isn’t a fruit: apple, orange, tomato, rhubar
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
Two Closure Orders were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:
- Shiro Sushi (Restaurant/ Café), 10 Moore Street, Dublin 1
- Asian Food Markets (Retailer - Other), Unit 5A, Park Road Business Park, Park Road, Waterford]
Around two thirds of Europeans say that they do eat a healthy and sustainable diet most of the time, with affordability being the most common factor that would help respondents adopting a healthier, more sustainable diet. This comes out of the latest
A Kent cutting plant and cold store business which admitted responsibility for hygiene offences has been ordered to pay a total of £9,350.
The operator of KTM Meats Ltd, a white meat cutting plant and cold store, pleaded guilty to using dirty trays e
The highest risk businesses could miss one of their inspections to catch-up with local authority backlogs due to the Coronavirus pandemic, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Food hygiene intervention frequencies for these Category A compan
Poor hygiene when handling food is a major cause of foodborne illness. To investigate whether hygiene practices visible in television cooking shows influence viewers’ kitchen hygiene, a study on the adoption of demonstrated hygiene behavior was condu
Americans are less likely to get food poisoning this Thanksgiving thanks to NASA. Yes, NASA. The space agency’s Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system created decades ago for the lunar landing initiative is credited to this day wit
Today, the European Commission published its 5th progress report on the implementation of the European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance, which was adopted in June 2017. The key objectives of this plan are built on three main pi
The job-holder has overall responsibility for the day to day management of the Food Incident Team, execution of risk management decisions and communication of these, as appropriate. There is a requirement for FSAI to maintain a 24/7 response capabili
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today published its Consolidated and its Westminster Annual Report and Accounts for the past financial year. The report covers our performance and activities in 2019/20 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland at
The decision, taken after extensive programme of stakeholder engagement and evidence gathering, will support both consumer and industry interest.
Shelf-life guidance for vacuum and modified atmosphere packed (VP/MAP) chilled fresh beef, lamb and pork
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is undertaking a competition for the purpose of identifying a suitable candidate for appointment to the position of:
Enforcement Policy Manager (Fixed term- 3 years)
Food Safety Authority of Ireland, The Exc
EFSA has developed a tool to help food business operators decide when to apply the ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ date to their products.
The ‘use by’ date on food is about safety – foods can be eaten until this date but not after, even if they look and s
