The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that five Enforcement Orders were served on food businesses during the month of March for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the European Union (Official
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Food fraud poses a serious threat to the food system. How can we fight against it and be confident that the food we are buying is authentic and safe?
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- Food fraud in EU Member States increased by 85% between 2016 and 2019
Food Standards Scotland is calling on research groups that are planning to apply for funding through UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI’s) call ‘Transforming UK food systems for health and environment’ to get in touch about proposals that would align
A is one of the most common foodborne-diseases worldwide, and one of the most common reported in the United States, with about 241,000 people sickened every year, leading to about 10,000 hospitalizations. So how do you know if you have a Staphyl
Experts are to meet for the second time later this month to work on the WHO’s global strategy for food safety.
The World Health Organization (WHO) created a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on food safety that met virtually from Feb. 8 to 10 and agreed
Accuracy of remote assessments was a key concern raised by most local authorities, according to an evaluation of the technique’s use during the pandemic.
Local authority officers feared information was vulnerable to manipulation by food businesses an
The overall risk to food safety has not increased as a result of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The authority officials also said the agency has not seen any evidence to suggest there is m
Between May 2018 and December 2020, 193 human cases of Salmonella Enteritidis sequence type (ST)11 were reported in Denmark (2), Finland (4), France (33), Germany (6), Ireland (12), the Netherlands (3), Poland (5), Sweden (6), and the United Kingdom
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is pleased to launch the Industry RD&I Fellowship Programme 2021 which seeks to support academia-industry interactions in order to address industry‐informed challenges. Awards under this programme can be made to acade