The sale of a key government research unit to the outsourcing giant Capita could undermine essential work on food safety and lead to commercial concerns being put before the public interest, a leading expert has warned.
Professor Tim Lang, a Westminst
The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF) has published its extensive review of viruses in the food chain, and the FSA has issued its Chief Scientific Advisor’s first Science Report, also focusing on foodborne viruses.
The
Antibiotic use in animals is expected to surge by two thirds globally between 2010 and 2030, while doubling in emerging giants like China, Brazil, India and Russia, according to a Princeton University study. It warned that the practice is pushing us
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Commissioned funding opportunities.
We are accepting applications to our commissioned workstream for the following topics:
The key role of the QHSE Manager is to drive the standards within the factory ensuring all products that go out the door are safe and to specification. Key focus being placed on safety, complaints targets/levels, micro & environmental issues, product
Using only electricity and water, researchers have created highly charged nanosized droplets filled with free radicals. When exposed to food surfaces, these so-called engineered water nanostructures can inactivate food-borne microbes and could provid
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have developed an improved method for analysing outbreak data to determine which foods are resp
The aim of the NI Regional Food Programme is to promote quality regional food and promote its consumption within Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Great Britain.
Applications are sought for works to be completed between 4 May 2015 and 31 Marc
In the article below, Beatriz Aybar-Barboza, specialist in Food Safety Management Systems, gives an overview of her visit to the Nestle multi-factory in Peru, where she undertook training as part of the Training Team Member Auditor Programme under FS
Job Purpose:
To work with industry and academia within the agri-food sector to facilitate the implementation of collaborative business-led research that will upgrade the competitiveness of the sector and maximise the global opportunities presented.
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Teagasc is seeking to recruit a Technologist with a proven track record in Food/Dairy science with experience in processing of dairy ingredients and formulations in which they are incorporated. Under the guidance of the Project Leader and in conjunc
More than 97% of food samples evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) contain pesticide residue levels that fall within legal limits, with just under 55% of samples free of detectable traces of these chemicals. The findings are part of
Temporary Five Year Project Administrator - AORAC-SA Horizon 2020 BG-14 Project
The Marine Institute is currently recruiting for an exciting Project Administrator opportunity as part of the AORAC-SA Horizon 2020 BG-14 Project. The Project Administrat
Teagasc has appointed Dr Mark Fenelon as Head of Food Research. The Teagasc Authority approved the appointment at its meeting in Tinahely, County Wicklow today Wednesday, 4 March.
Dr Fenelon will have responsibility for providing overall leadership f
According to new work by researchers from the Netherlands, New Zealand and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 14 percent of all norovirus outbreaks are attributed to contaminated food.
To estimate the proportion of illne
According to an estimate from the CDC, produce causes nearly half of all food-borne illnesses, while dairy and eggs cause 20 percent, meat and poultry are the culprits in only 22 percent of cases, and fish and shellfish just 6 percent.
A new CDC repor
In 1948, the First World Health Assembly called for the creation of a World Health Day to mark the founding of WHO. Since 1950, World Health Day has been celebrated every year on 7 April with a different theme. Each theme reflects a priority area of
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The work encompasses studies for the identification of bioactive compounds and assessing whether they have endocrine disrupting potential.
The post is available to be held either at Fellow (postdoctoral) or Assistant (postgraduate) level.
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Food safety has become a talking point of global proportions, resulting in previously un-thought-of partnerships and information sharing
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced its National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and
A new economic analysis found exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals likely costs the European Union €157 billion a year in actual health care expenses and lost earning potential, according to a new series of studies published in the Endocrine So
