The UK Government this week published two important positions papers for its negotiations with the EU on Future Customs Arrangements and on Northern Ireland and Ireland.
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Dr Declan Bolton, Principal Research Officer at Teagasc, member of the safefood Knowledge Network Expert Facilitation Group and Member of the EFSA Biohazard Panel, discusses the importance of new guidelines for small food retailers proposed by the Eu
Investigation and teamwork are key to determining the source of microbial contamination in a food product, says Dr Brian Byrne of the Dairy Science Laboratory within the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in Backweston, Co Kildare.
Dr. Br
Dr Bill Doré, of the Marine Institute, Galway, talks about the productive work being done to tackle the issue of shellfish contamination.
Shellfish is a popular choice for restaurant-goers, particularly in seaside towns and villages, but it can be one
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Earlier this year, safefood published a new video called ‘Food Allergy & Food Intolerance – What’s the difference?’ In this video, Dr James McIntosh, answers some frequently asked questions on food allergy, food intolerance and coeliac disease. It a
Campylobacter is the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning on the island of Ireland (IOI) with 3,772 cases reported in 2015 (Health Protection Surveillance Centre 2016, Public Health Agency 2016). Poultry is the main food associated with Campylob
Inter-disciplinary work underway at the Northern Ireland Antimicrobial Resistance Network is ensuring joined up thinking on this important issue.
The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasingly serious global public health issue which
A tip the Dutch food safety authority NVWA received about the use of toxic fipronil on Dutch poultry farms in November last year, specifically mentioned Barneveld pest control company ChickFriend, Public Health Minister Edith Schippers confirmed in a
The United Kingdom’s Food Standard’s Agency is set to introduce a new risk management framework that it hopes will tackle the changes expected to occur in food safety law.
All citizens and organisations are welcome to contribute to this consultation. The input received from this consultation will complement the work on the simplification and modernisation of the CAP.
Britain will seek a series of waivers for goods and people crossing the Northern Ireland border under new plans that risk creating a “back door” with the European Union after Brexit.
Professor Steven Walker has dedicated his life to the small things – but on the future of food science, he isn't afraid to think big.
The impact of climate change on emergence and spread of infectious diseases could be greater than previously thought, according to University of Liverpool research.
We continue our urgent work to trace egg products which might contain Fipronil. In most cases the identified products were past their expiry date but those remaining are being withdrawn immediately. Today we have updated our withdrawal list with 14 a
The following Call for Proposals (grant) has been launched and published on the EFSA website:
Call for proposals reference: GP/EFSA/BIOCONTAM /2017/01 – Tasking Grants –Bioinformatic support for WGS data analyses of zoonotic microorganisms
Link to th
Concerns over the potential for illegal activity in Ireland’s dairy sector have prompted a host of key government stakeholders to conduct a vulnerability analysis of the sector.
The ongoing deadly Salmonella outbreak linked to imported Maradol papayas has sickened at least 141 people in 19 states. Since Salmonella is such an underreported illness, with a multiplier of 38, that means that there could be more than 5,000 people
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Chief Veterinary Officer, Robert Huey, has welcomed news that Northern Ireland has received final approval to export pork to China.
A new competition for 2018 will make up to £10 million available to UK organisations to work with Chinese partners. The aim is to support novel projects that neither country would be able to conduct within the same timeframe without the other’s exper
