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Food safety professionals are all familiar with HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point), but what about TACCP (Threat Assessment Critical Control Point)?
“It’s important to understand that there are criminals out there and real threats to our
Marks & Spencer is introducing a five-point Campylobacter reduction plan across its UK stores. The plan consists of: zero thinning or flock-culling during the growing cycle; rapid surface chilling; front-of-pack labelling; double-bagging chickens; an
Prof Chris Elliott of Queen’s University Belfast will soon re-run his free online training course. The two-part MOOC (massive open online course) will run for two hours a week over two periods of four weeks each. It will focus on threats to global fo
Malcolm is the Food Hygiene Unit Project Leader in the Food Science Branch of the Sustainable Agri-Food Sciences Division (SAFSD), Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Belfast
As a project leader, I’m involved in several areas of commercial res
A recent safefood report on climate change and food safety predicts that local ecosystem changes will result in changes in land use and, potentially, agricultural land abandonment in some places.
Climate Change Ireland: The potential impacts of climat
International and local experts presented new research to 120 delegates at the safefood VTEC Network Annual Conference held in Blanchardstown, Dublin, recently.
“We focused on the role of the production environment and water in the transmission of VTE
Given the high levels of Campylobacter found in farmed poultry on the island of Ireland, what can we learn from other countries dealing with flock contamination?
The recent safefood Knowledge Network conference ‘Campylobacter: The poultry control pro
A recent safefood campaign successfully used social media and targeted marketing to encourage consumers not to wash raw poultry before cooking it.
Despite evidence that potentially harmful bacteria such as Campylobacter can ‘hitchhike’ on water dropl
For full event listings, see safefood.ning.com/events.
Thermal Processing Training Course
University College Cork
April 15th-16th, 2015
Salmonella Knowledge Network Conference
DAFM Laboratories, Backweston, Celbridge, Co.Kildare
April 16th, 2015
The theme
Recent challenge studies carried out by Monaghan Mushrooms and researchers in Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, indicate that Listeria monocytogenes does not grow on refrigerated, pre-packed whole mushrooms during the shelf-life period.
Traditi
From farm to consumer, we need to see the bigger picture to ensure food is both nutritious and safe, according to Owen Brennan, Executive Chairman of the Devenish Group.
When it comes to tackling issues in the food industry, Owen Brennan cuts quickl
Cara Rawdon is the owner and skipper of the Catherine R, a 28-metre fishing trawler based in Greencastle, Co Donegal.
What is a typical day at work for you?
The boat operates 24 hours a day. The net is shot and hauled from the boat every five hours. O
This conference, which was hosted by safefood and University College Dublin, was held in December 2014 at UCD. The keynote speakers were: Prof Colin Hill of University College Cork; Prof Dolores O’Riordan, Director of the
Institute of Food and Health
Kevin Hunt is a Microbiology Analyst at the Marine Institute in Galway. He is also undertaking a research Masters at University College Dublin, investigating how the risk of viral contamination is assessed in commercial shellfish.
The safefood Traini
In support of this year’s World Health Day theme, TiFSiP are asking for you to put your stamp on food safety, by entering TiFSiP’s World Health Day competition, based around best practice in food safety.
We’re looking for case study examples of best
On World Health Day 2015, WHO/Europe estimates that levels of foodborne disease are much higher than currently reported and underlines the need for improved collaboration among sectors to lower the health risks associated with unsafe food.
Our food
A number of positions are currently being advertised within the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork.
APC Description:
The APC Microbiome Institute was formed in 2003 with funding from Science Foundation Ireland and in conjunction
Project Title: Cattle Exclusion from Watercourses: Environmental and socio-economic implications (CONTROL)
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Synthesise and evaluate the state of knowledge on the interactions of cattle access and associated agri-envir
The Dutch trader accused of contaminating beef with horse meat should be jailed for five years, the public prosecution department said on the opening day of his trial in Den Bosch. Willy Selten is accused of mixing over 300,000 kilos of horse into pr
