The latest issue of FSA e-News is now out. This issue covers news on the upcoming Food Safety Week, activities surrounding the horse meat incident among other reports.
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The importance of the Agri-Food industry to the Northern Ireland economy is recognised in both the Programme for Government 2011-15 and Economic Strategy 2011-15. This is in line with the Government’s aim to rebalance the economy through increasing e
Infectious intestinal disease is a disease of the digestive system caused by infectious agents. Most infectious intestinal disease (IID) is self-limiting, requiring no clinical intervention, but it causes a substantial burden to the population throug
Barely a day goes by in China without news of yet another food safety scandal. This situation is seriously affecting not only the Chinese’s sentiment of trust towards their local products but it is also disrupting the economic viability of their enti
The next workshop on basic hygiene issues relating to Listeria will be held at The Old Ground Hotel, Ennis on Monday June 10th at 11.00 am. This is aimed at staff working in RTE food facilities that may not have a scientific background. All welcome t
The 2011 European Union summary report on trends and sources of zoonoses and foodborne outbreaks has recently been published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC). The good news is that the nu
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a new tool to help bolster the food industry’s defense measures against an act of intentional food contamination. The Food Defense Plan Builder is a comprehensive, easy-to-use software program design
Four scholarships have been made available to fund study of the MSc in Advanced Food Safety at the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's University Belfast.
See here for details including the applications deadline of 31st July 2013.
An exciting new Masters training initiative has been launched by Oniris (Nantes, France) and partners.
MAN-IMAL Masters student brochure.pdf
The overall objective of the MAN-IMAL Master’s programme is to train senior level executives, specialised in th
The BBC today summarised the latest food safety worry emanating from China – rat meat being sold as lamb, highlighting that more than 900 people have been arrested in China for selling fake or tainted meat in the last three months, according to state
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney TD has announced that his Department has expedited plans to establish a central equine data base on the Animal Identification and Movement [AIM] system which contains data on cattle, she
The European Commission has published proposals to change the current legislation governing all official controls in the food and agriculture industries. The proposed plans will potentially affect all organisations involved in the production, manufac
Produced by Good Food Ireland and Grant Thornton, the 2013 report highlights the effect the horsemeat scandal has had on the food industry in Ireland, how labeling deception is widespread across Europe, and how Good Food Ireland businesses expect to
The results of this study provide a robust measure of the acceptability, among UK consumers, of potential raw meat decontamination treatments. It measured the impact that different levels of information about the treatment would have on consumers' ac
