safefood is currently considering our food safety research prioritisation over the next three years. We would like to invite you to advise on food safety issues of significance that we might focus on and share any observations you might have on the s
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The island of Ireland’s reputation in food traceability remains strong, however it is crucial that we keep up to date with new global technologies to ensure we maintain our position, says Denis O’Brien, Director of Standards and Solutions GS1 Ireland
Clodagh Fitzgerald is Honorary Chair of the National Hygiene Partnership (NHP). Here, she discusses their work and developments to update training programmes
The National Hygiene Partnership (NHP) was formed in 1995 after the EU Council Directive 93/4
Professor Andrew Meharg, of the Instituite of Global Food Security based in Queen’s University Belfast, highlights his research into the high levels of inorganic arsenic in rice sold commercially
Researching how nutrients and other chemicals transfer
Sally Cudmore, General Manager at the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC) Microbiome Institute in Cork, outlines the key pillars of work undertaken at the Institute and unveils research underway in the area of foodborne pathogens
At the heart of the
25th International ICFMH Conference: Food Micro 2016 Dublin, 19th July – 22nd July 2016
ICFSNPH 2016: 18th International Conference on Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health, Switzerland, 21st July – 22nd July 2016
2016 International Association of F
This year, Good Food Ireland (GFI) celebrates ten years of work linking the agri-food industry with the hospitality/ tourism sector. Founder Margaret Jeffares looks back on its success and stresses the importance of maintaining our reputation as a pl
During 2016, safefood is hosting eight half-day information seminars throughout the island of Ireland, in partnership with Teagasc and the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE). The aim of these seminars is to help small and mediu
safefood is running a number of laboratory training courses aimed at upskilling and laboratory collaboration. In May, a Labware LIMS Version 7 training course was carried out in the safefood office, Dublin, which was designed for LIMS administrators
As a Knowledge Network member, Geraldine Dowling a PhD candidate from Celbridge, partook in the Training and Mobility programme. The following extract was taken from The Chemical Residues Annual eNewsletter in November 2012. For any queries relating
