Ministers are seeking to make it harder for UK holidaymakers to make bogus food poisoning claims.
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The leading cause of acute gastroenteritis linked to eating raw seafood disarms a key host defense system in a novel way: It paralyzes a cell's skeleton, or cytoskeleton.
The outbreak of E. coli O121 in flour was the first time non-O157 Shiga toxin–producing E. coli (STEC) infections had been identified nationally in Canada.
FSA Chair, Heather Hancock, has announced on behalf of the FSA, Defra, Food Standards Scotland and devolved administrations the re-appointment of eight existing members to the independent Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs.
An online survey¹ conducted by safefood found that 51% of Irish adults have reported that they eat undercooked burgers when in restaurants. While respondents listed a range of factors as to why they eat undercooked burgers, ranging from taste and con
Border rejections for Salmonella in chicken from Brazil have been reported by six countries in the last week.
The European Union (EU) meat industry has expressed disappointment over the decision by Russia to extend its ban on EU exports of meat and meat products by 18 months, but is optimistic that producers will continue finding alternative markets.
BIM's report shows that Ireland’s seafood industry experienced a strong year in 2016, sporting 7.4 percent overall growth. The sector employed more than 11,000 people.
In 2016, the Dutch dairy sector realised a further reduction of total antibiotics, compared to the year before. The use of antibiotics in the Dutch dairy sector has been reduced with 3.2%, according to the annual report from MARAN.
A joint DAERA/DAFM research funding programme is now open for applications from public performing research institutions in NI to apply for funding to participate in joint projects with the Republic of Ireland that will benefit the local agri-food sec
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has launched the 2017 Competitive Call for Research Proposals. The topics in the Research Call are categorised into four overarching thematic strands:
- Agriculture
- Food
- Forest
- Cross-cutting (across so
The global use of untreated waste water from cities to irrigate crops is much more widespread than previously estimated, says a new report. According to this updated assessment, nearly 30 million hectares are now using untreated water within 40km of
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has reported that six Closure Orders and one Prohibition Order were served on food businesses during the month of June for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and EC (Officia
On the 4th July, Member States representatives voted in favour of the European Commission's proposal on scientific criteria to identify endocrine disruptors in the field of plant protection products. This is an important step towards greater protecti
Salmonella infections increased by 17% reversing a trend of year-to-year decreases since 2006, according to the latest UK figures.
View full report (PDF, 1MB): Zoonoses Report UK 2015 (June 2017)
More than 60 further cases have been reported in an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis linked to Polish eggs after EU agencies said it looked to be over earlier this year.
Principal Social Science Research
Location: London
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The post holder will be contributing to the oversight and strategic development of the Agency’s social science work regarding businesses and consumers, leading its contribution to the A
A new study, conducted by a team of UK based researchers led by the University of Liverpool known as the ENIGMA Project, has revealed the levels of bad behaviours in UK kitchens which increase the public's risk of getting food poisoning.
Campylobacter is to blame for more than 4,600 foodborne infections in Denmark and is thus still the most common cause of foodborne disease. This is one of the findings of the annual report for 2016 on the incidence of diseases that can be transmitted
The most extensive study to date on neonicotinoid pesticides concludes that they harm both honeybees and wild bees. The study spanned 2,000 hectares across the UK, Germany and Hungary and was set up to establish the "real-world" impacts of the pestic
