Ireland has launched a "Food Safety and Authenticity Strategy" to proactively identify and mitigate risk in the supply chain.
Implementation will focus on seven areas: communications; training; risk assessment; contingency planning; data capture, ana
Always cook burgers thoroughly, whether you're cooking them on the barbecue or in the kitchen. Burgers served rare or under-cooked may contain harmful bacteria that could cause food poisoning.
Before serving your burgers, always check that:
The application of genomics is reducing the number of people who become ill from foodborne infections, according to Public Health England (PHE).
PHE made the comments in a paper on the transition to use of whole genome sequencing (WGS).
The National Farmers' Union ("NFU") has delivered a blunt statement urging the British government to put food security at the top of the political agenda, warning of the vulnerability of the country’s food supplies post-Brexit.
The report suggests th
Mark and Chappell have an opportunity for a Food-Science Graduate to join an expanding team in the Wicklow Area. Reporting directly to our Quality Manager you will be responsible for the following duties:
Quality Control:
Contributions collected through this public consultation will be published here. In addition, an external consultant will contact the main stakeholders for a targeted consultation. Responses to both the public and the targeted consultation will be in
The compounds "3-MCPD" and "Glycidol" - and especially their fatty-acid esters - are process contaminants that are formed, for example, when edible oils and fats are refined. At least some of the above-mentioned substances are classified as potential
A heat wave in North Korea has led to rice, maize and other crops withering in the fields, “with potentially catastrophic effects”, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Friday.
Transmission of so-called rabbit fever through the food chain is unlikely, according to a risk assessment by a German institute.
Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent bacterial pathogen that causes "tularemia", also known as rabbit fever. The "
The CDC Mobile application is now available on your smartphone. Whether you are an iPhone or Android user, you now have 24/7 access to timely, vital health information, wherever you go.
It is hard to make a banana look like a beet! For that matter, try to make bananas Foster with a beet, and you will end up with a dessert that resembles a horror movie prop instead of the dessert with a claim to fame. It’s clear that fraud in the pro
Andy Morling, Head of The U.K.'s "National Food Crime Unit", talks about Food Crime:
The United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") has given more than $450,000 for a research project designed to increase the safety of certain commercially farmed oysters from the Gulf Coast that are “bound for the premium half-shell market.”
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EFSA was requested by the European Commission to provide scientific assistance under Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 regarding the evaluation of data concerning the necessity of bromoxynil as a herbicide to control a serious danger to plant
This SCaRES project aims to generate food consumption data, on seafood, to improve the characterisation of the risk from exposure to biotoxins and other contaminants from consuming shellfish. In doing so, the proposal brings together a unique partner
"Nuts, nut products and seeds" was the top food-product category recalled in Europe, according to a second-quarter index by "Stericycle Expert Solutions".
The category, with 156 recalls, came ahead of "fruits and vegetables" (118 recalls) and "fish a
On 11 August, the Environmental Protection Service of the Spanish civil guard (A.K.A. "SEPRONA") announced the seizure of 45 tons of illegally-treated tuna fish. Four people were investigated and face possible criminal penalties of up to four years i
Salmonella in eggs has led to separate recalls in three European countries in a timely reminder for vigilance after a recent rise in infections from the pathogen ended a decade of decline.
Alerts were made in Germany, Italy, and Malta but no illnesse
EFSA is working on the re-evaluation of a number of food additives intended to be used in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age. In doing so, scientists are also addressing data gaps for these additives that have previously been identified by EFSA
