U.K. reports more Salmonella cases linked to Polish eggs

By Joe Whitworth on May 30, 2019

280 national and international delegates were welcomed to the Teagasc Conference Centre this morning, Wednesday, May 22, where the launch of the first Annual Scientific Meeting of the One Health European Joint Programme (EJP) took place.

The programm

Yesterday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updates on the current Escherichia coli O103 outbreak linked to ground beef. So far, CDC has reported a total of 196 illnesses in 10 states. Twenty-eight people have been

Microalgae peptides beat E. coli and S. aureus bacteria

17-May-2019 By Niamh Michail

Bioactive peptides found in a common microalga inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and E. Coli bacteria by more than 90%, Colombian researchers have found.

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EFSA has updated its assessment of the risks posed by Xylella fastidiosa to plants and crops in the European Union. The new assessment provides new insights and conclusions on controlling existing outbreaks of this pest and preventing further spread

In honour of its 20th anniversary, in 2019, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is hosting a two-day international food science conference.

"The Science of Food Safety – What’s Our Future?” takes place in Dublin’s Convention Centre on 21st and

safefood has launched the 2019 series of workshops for small and medium-sized food businesses in association with Teagasc, entitled ‘Food Safety: Helping You To Get It Right’. These workshops will provide practical advice and cover areas such as:

• Food

In partnership with the Environmental Health Service in Northern Ireland, the safefood Knowledge Network organised training workshops across the region. The aim was to help food businesses operators understand the various factors that can influence t

The safefood Food Safety Skills Fund Programme enables safefood Knowledge Network members to enhance their skills, broaden their expertise and create linkages between those involved in food safety on the island of Ireland. Members can visit other lab

Congratulations to the winner of our last competition, Dr. Leonie Wallace, Public Analyst’s Library, Galway.

The answer to the previous crossword was FESTIVE.

safefood is delighted to offer one lucky crossword winner a luxury hamper of gourmet food fro

The safefood Knowledge Network has launched the Food Safety Development Award. It is to recognise food safety research carried out on the island of Ireland that has been successfully implemented along the food production chain (from farm to fork) and

Facilitating the transfer of research knowledge to SMEs is at the heart of what online magazine tasteofscience.com aims to do. Here, Dr Helena McMahon – External Service Manager at Institute of Technology, Tralee, and co-founder of the website – expl

Plastic pollution of the oceans is an environmental disaster, but is there a food scare lurking beneath the waves too? Journalist David Burrows reports.

Last year’s Volvo Ocean Race lasted eight months and covered 45,000 nautical miles. En route, one

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