Asian food manufacturers have been tapping into growing demand for Japanese products by mislabelling local goods to make them appear authentic.
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Irish food chain Musgrave is investing £10m into its store network across Northern Ireland and says it will also increase its spending on local suppliers by around 10% - rising to £100m this year.
The UK’s food and drink supply chain stakeholders have been advised to unite in making sure the industry’s interests take centre stage during the tough Brexit negotiations that will take place over the next two years
Improving flood resilience and securing a sustainable supply of water is vital for the future of the food and farming industry, according to the National Farmers Union (NFU).
Results from DNA barcoding of fish from across Europe and Chinese attitudes to food fraud were revealed during the Food Integrity conference last month.
DEPARTMENT: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute Northern Ireland (AFBI)
SALARY: £29,317 - £31,446
LOCATION: AFBI Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR
The successful candidate will join Agriculture Branch’s Sustainable Dairy Systems Team, and will work on
An outbreak of severe food poisoning in Sacramento, California, that left nine people in hospital has been linked to cheese sauce sold on nacho crisps at a family-run petrol station.
Northern Ireland meat processor Finnebrogue Artisan has secured a £2M deal with Asda to supply the supermarket with premium own-label sausages. The new contact will see the manufacturer supply ‘Extra Special Light & Lean’ sausages to 350 stores acros
Spanish police have arrested and charged 14 people with fraud, and breaching consumer rights, following accusations that a Spanish meat company has been selling low-quality beef burgers with incorrect labeling. Some burgers were found with under 25%
A new investigation from the Washington Post has revealed that non-organic corn and soy with organic labels is flooding into the United States.
Mislabelling composition dominated cases in the EU Food Fraud Network (FFN), according to the 2016 annual report.
Consumers in the UK worry less about food safety than the rest of Europe, according to a new report on glass packaging for food and drink.
The next cycle of this Diploma will commence in UCC on October 7th 2017. It is a two-year part-time course that is run over 11 Friday/Saturday sessions from October to May each year. The scheduling of the sessions at weekends allows for industry part
InterTradeIreland's Brexit Advisory Service provides up-to-date information assisting companies to navigate Brexit. They offer supports available for SMEs, including dedicated Brexit Readiness Vouchers aimed at helping you access expert advice to add
Vacancy: Technical Executive, Biological Safety (12 month contract) - FSAI
Job Purpose:
The job holder will be responsible for developing and undertaking projects in the area of the microbiological safety of food. This will involve assisting in the de
The UK faces having to train a squad of globetrotting animal inspectors once it takes over one of the lesser-known parts of the EU bureaucracy after Brexit.
EFSA has published today a Scientific Opinion on vector-borne diseases, available on this website.
As part of this Scientific Opinion, EFSA has also launched 36 interactive storymaps that provide user-friendly information on vector-borne diseases – f
Ireland has one of the worst records for food waste in the EU, contributing to a total annual bill of €143 billion, according to a report from the European Commission (EC).
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is a statutory, independent and science-based national agency, dedicated to protecting consumers by leading a collaborative food safety community to continuously raise food standards and cr
The European Commission has launched a call for expressions of interest to fill seven of the 14 positions on EFSA’s Management Board. Appointments will be for four-year terms from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2022.
Once all applications have been submitted
