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:
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
About the job
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
FSA has published research carried out by Ipsos MORI, Food handlers and norovirus transmission: Social science insights. This study aimed to help stop the 'winter vomiting bug' norovirus from spreading, by understanding and improving food handler beh
The FSA has published interim food law enforcement data by local authorities across the UK for the year 2016/17. The information has been provided by local authorities and compiled by the FSA, and gives a detailed breakdown of food law enforcement ac
Today, the European Commission has adopted its new EU 'One Health' Action Plan to tackle AMR, along with its first deliverable, EU Guidelines for the prudent use of antimicrobials in human health. The Guidelines aim to reduce inappropriate use and pr
The Food Standards Agency Chairman Heather Hancock is inviting applications to fill the post of Chair of the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF). This post became vacant on 31 March 2017. The ACMSF is the independent expe
The world's food security is increasingly reliant on 14 "chokepoints" for trade, a think-tank report has warned. UK-based Chatham House says more needs to be done to protect key transport routes such as the Panama Canal, the Suez Canal and the Turkis
New methodology from European food testing laboratories has revealed a "sophisticated practice" of creating and selling counterfeit saffron as fraudsters double down on the 600-year old practice of making fakes.
Cornell and IBM announced a joint research project June 23 that will use genetic sequencing and big-data analyses to help keep the global milk supply safe.
The audit took place in the United Kingdom from 21 to 31 March 2017 and was undertaken as part
of the published audit programme of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health
and Food Safety. The first objective of the audit was to evalu
Unit: Surveillance and Response Support
Reference: ECDC/TA/AD/2017/SRS-EOR
Applications are invited for the above Temporary Agent post at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Job description
The Jobholder will report to the
Nanotechnology has been referred to as one of the most interesting topics in food science and technology. The use of food grade structures at nanoscale levels have been showing interesting features and has been proposed as a new way to not only impro
