Despite Brexit, Food Standards Agency boss Heather Hancock is determined to press on with an overhaul of food safety regulation.
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A report by European food safety and public health authorities has confirmed ‘antimicrobial resistance’ is still one of the biggest threats to human health after the discovery of resistance to a drug not authorised for use on animals in poultry.
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is to carry out an audit of organic food in the EU in response to growing retail sales within the sector that leaves the industry open to fraudulent organic claims.
Closing date: 2 Apr 2018
Job description
The Head of Science, Evidence and Research Division ensures that the FSA has a systematic and effective approach to identifying its evidence needs; gathering and analysing existing evidence to support policy ma
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is encouraging food businesses to read its guidance on selling and advertising food online following the publication of the results of an EU-wide coordinated control programme which identified offers of foo
Legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England to safeguard animal welfare has been lead by Michael Gove. The proposals will give the FSA's Official Veterinarians unfettered access to the last 90 days of footage to help them
The European Dairy Association said that its guidelines were intended to “harmonise and further improve food safety, consumer protection and legal certainty in the Single Market”.
Food scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) developed a rapid and highly sensitive screening technique capable of detecting minute amounts of pyrethroids in vegetables
US industry chiefs are pushing for line speeds to be increased so that more animals can be slaughtered per hour. But campaigners say this could exacerbate food safety problems.
Food Safety opinion piece by Felicity Lawrence
As meat products are withdrawn from sale, and cash-strapped councils struggle to enforce standards, the regulatory system is breaking down
We – the Food Standards Agency, Food Standards Scotland and representatives of the meat industry across the UK – met to discuss concerns arising from the recent examples of non-compliance with food hygiene regulations
Position: Dietary Health Intern (Fixed Term 12 Months)
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
The FSA in Northern Ireland (FSA in NI) is responsible for devolved matters relating to food safety, standards, nutrition and dietary health in Northern Irelan
Fish farming is big business - the industry now produces about 100 million tonnes a year - and with salmon prices soaring, producers are turning to lasers, automation and artificial intelligence to boost production and cut costs.
Irish-based researchers confirm plastic pollution is reaching deep into Atlantic Ocean.
Would you be able to list every single thing you've eaten in the past month?
That's what victims of South Africa's massive listeriosis outbreak - the biggest on record globally - are being asked to do by the National Institute for Communicable Diseas
As a precautionary measure, Aldi Stores Ltd. is recalling two batches of Ballymore Crust White Bloomer bread due to the possible presence of small pieces of wire. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores.
Researchers have announced the development of a sensor which can detect samples of gluten in food 45 minutes faster than current methods.
Birmingham Halal Abattoir Ltd has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £18, 000 for failing to undergo the required meat inspections.
Position: The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), based in Parma, Italy is looking for a Junior Scientific Officer -Microbiology/Epidemiology (Contract Agent, Function Group IV)
EFSA are looking for a motivated and talented scientist who will co
The Commission has published today a new Regulation that significantly tightens the restrictions on the use of BPA in food contact materials. It lowers the regulatory limit (specific migration limit or 'SML'), which is the amount allowed to migrate f
