Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine
The person appointed will be responsible for the regulatory assessment of the efficacy of antimicrobial pesticide products and the active substances contained in such products.The ideal candidate will hold
The National Food Administration (NFA) in Sweden, has reported an outbreak of norovirus from imported frozen raspberries at an elderly care home in Ljungby.
It is time for the food industry to demonstrate that the natural, healthy food we eat is the result of food science and innovation, says one expert – but opinion is divided over how to achieve this.
As the agricultural sector faces mounting pressure to raise production, consumer trust in the safety of the food supply chain has been eroding, a European Commission official warned.
The EU's agri-food sector is increasingly becoming industrialised.
The notion that “a crisis is a terrible thing to waste” is credited to the American economist Paul Romer. Mr. Romer’s observation has since been echoed in a variety of contexts. It could be applied to stewardship of the food supply in the United Stat
Sharing the latest information on food science and technology is the aim of a new transatlantic partnership forged between the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) and the US Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).
On the 22nd April, the European Commission presented the outcome of its review of the decision-making process for the authorisation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) as food and feed. This review derives from the Political Guidelines presented
What are GMOs?
Food and feed generally originate from plants and animals grown and bred by humans for several thousands of years. Over time, those plants and animals with the most desirable traits were chosen for breeding the next generations of food
This role will assist in managing and developing a team of dairy product experts to develop, explore, test and validate Glanbia Dairy ingredients.Working within the R&D department, but with key contacts in operations, quality and commercial teams, th
Location: Charleville, Cork
Overview of role:
Reporting to the Site Quality Assurance Head, the Plant Microbiologist is responsible for managing the microbiological and plant hygiene agenda within a large food manufacturing facility.
Role Responsibil
The 17th Annual Food Safety Summit occurred at the Baltimore Convention Center last week, with over 1,200 food safety professionals from around the world convened to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the food industry including Food Fra
Collaborative investigations with the national health and food safety authorities identified cheese as the probable source of infection, traced to a processing plant. The magnitude of the outbreak, the first reported food-borne listeriosis outbreak
Funded PhD Opportunity: Emerging organic contaminants arising in rural environments: investigations in karst and fractured bedrock aquifers.
The aim of this project is to investigate the occurrence of synthetic organic compounds arising from rural ac
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