The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today announced that £750,000 of new funding has been awarded to three agri-food research projects.
Dr. David Simpson, Centre for Experimental Medicine QUB, Dr. Irina Tikhonova,
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Two men have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a teenager who suffered a severe allergic reaction to a takeaway meal.
Mohammed Abdul Kuddus and Harun Rashid were charged with the manslaughter of 15-year-old Megan Lee, who had an allerg
Richmond, VA-based Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods late Friday recalled approximately 18,296 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry deli-sliced products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s F
Authorities in the United Kingdom and Ireland are investigating Salmonella illnesses linked to a brand of liquid egg whites.
Seven confirmed cases of Salmonella enteritidis have been reported in the UK and one suspected infection is under investigati
About 1,778 pounds of ready-to-eat breaded chicken tender products that may contain milk (whey), a known allergen that was not declared on the finished product label, were subjects of a recall Friday, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
A day after the CDC reported two dozen more people have been confirmed with Salmonella infections traced to eggs, a member of Congress asked the head of the Food and Drug Administration to explain what the agency has been doing to enforce the federal
Raw ground beef is the probable source of a new 16-state Salmonella outbreak involving 57 illnesses, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday, along with a massive recall.
The recall is for mor
Arizona-based meat producer JBS Tolleson Inc. is recalling 6,500,966 pounds of "various raw, non-intact beef products" due to an outbreak of salmonella, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Thursday. The rec
Smithfield, NC-based Johnston County Hams Inc. initiated a recall on Wednesday of more than 89,000 pounds of ready-to-eat ham in relation to Listeria monocytogenes infections. Some of the recalled products have a shelf life through September of next
Almost 400 foodborne outbreaks occurred in Germany last year, according to a report. Most outbreaks with high evidence were caused by raw milk.
A total of 389 outbreaks involved at least 2,277 illnesses, 412 hospitalizations and four deaths. Salmonel
Loblaw Companies Ltd. is recalling certain $10 brand frozen “Chicken Fries” from the marketplace because of possible Salmonella contamination, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
As of Oct. 2, there have been 433 laboratory-confi
The nomenclature is likely to be front and center when the U.S. Department of Agriculture publishes final bioengineered food disclosure labeling standards. It’s been in the works for the past two years.
And an offshoot of the Council for Biotechnolog
During the past three weeks public health officers confirmed another two dozen people with Salmonella Enteritidis infections in an outbreak traced to cage-free eggs from Gravel Ridge Farms.
Federal and state officials continue to express concern that
Fungal Disease Awareness Week is October 1–5, 2018. US CDC and partners have organized this week to highlight the importance of recognizing serious fungal diseases early enough in the course of a patient’s illness to provide life-saving treatment.
So
Every day people ask me the question about whether we are too clean. My first answer is that if we were too clean, then so many people would not fall ill from a food related disease, or for that matter flu and colds.
These diseases are preventable –
Since I completed my third level studies (awarded a BSc. Degree in Applied Science and an MSc. in Instrument Analysis), I have been working for 28 years as an Analytical Chemist in various laboratories, both in industry and in the Public Service. In
Sandwich chain Pret A Manger is to introduce allergen labelling on all of its products following the death of teenager Natasha Ednan-Laperouse.
Findings of E. coli in more than one in 10 tests on private water supplies in Scotland is “unacceptable,” according to the body that regulates water quality.
A report from Scotland’s Drinking Water Quality Regulator (DWQR) found that in samples taken
Patients undergoing chemotherapy are at particular risk from food poisoning - but they aren't being made aware how critical food safety is at home, writes Ellen W. Evans
While chemotherapy is a gruelling form of treatment in itself, the reduced immun
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