During Commissioner Andriukaitis’ visit to the U.S. to discuss a variety of issues related to antimicrobial resistance, food waste, food safety and global health challenges, Food Safety Magazine was able to spend a few moments with him, discussing hi
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The United States has suspended Brazilian meat imports over "recurring concerns about the safety of products intended for the American market". Several countries banned Brazilian meat in March, when prosecutors said health inspectors there had been t
A European project is one year into its work on investigating the risks and spread of ciguatoxin poisoning.
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The Planning, Performance & Change (PPC) team plays a pivotal role in supporting and delivering significant changes across the Food Standards Agency (FSA), changes which seek to ensure consumers continue to have access to ‘sa
Teachers across the UK involved in teaching the food science and technology curriculum at secondary school level can take advantage of a new resource that aims to enhance their subject and bring it to life using real-world examples.
The Food Safety Supply Chain conference brought together industry stakeholders from FDA, CFSAN, GFSI’s certification programs, academia and food companies to discuss strategies and challenges of the supply chain in a more complex global environment.
EFSA’s Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) has launched an open consultation on a draft guidance on the characterisation of microorganisms used as feed additives or as production organisms. This document propose
Food Sampling by District Councils in Northern Ireland - 2015
A Report by the Northern Ireland Strategic Committee on Food Surveillance
View here: Food Sampling by District Councils in Northern Ireland in 2015 (PDF, 520KB)
University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist David Julian McClements will lead a team that has received a three-year, $444,550 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study the possibility t
An outbreak of a new serovar of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica with antigenic formula 11:z41:e,n,z15, initially detected in Greece, affected 47 individuals in five European Union countries (the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg and
A fraud investigation into two iconic Italian delicacies — Parma ham and Prosciutto di San Daniele — is rapidly spiraling into the ultimate accountability test of the EU’s multibillion-euro gourmet food industry.
Over 20 million people in the UK (40%) plan to get out into the great outdoors for a picnic this summer but al fresco dining doesn’t come without worry for some. That’s according to a snapshot survey* from the FSA which shows that nearly a quarter of
Existing safe levels for nitrites and nitrates intentionally added to meat and other foods are sufficiently protective for consumers, EFSA has concluded after re-evaluating their safety. Consumer exposure to nitrites and nitrates as food additives is
New nutritional standards have been developed to make the food on offer for staff and visitors in hospital restaurants and cafes healthier.
Applications are invited for the post of Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 in the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science.
This postdoctoral position is part of a multi-disciplinary project (CAPRI-Green) in conjunction with Teagasc and Univer
A Belfast company that has developed Blockchain technology to fight food fraud is poised to play a key role in a new €10 million European and Chinese food safety project
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today published the latest results from its survey of campylobacter on fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens. The figures show that on average, across the market, 6.5% of chickens tested positive for the highest l
If your research project can contribute to EFSA’s work (data collection, literature reviews, etc.) and your organisation is on our approved list, we want you to respond to our calls for proposals.
EFSA regularly awards grants or subsidies for project
PulseNet International is a global network dedicated to laboratory-based surveillance for food-borne diseases. The network comprises the national and regional laboratory networks of Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbea
On 16 May 2017, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung – BfR) released an updated and revised version of its EU Food Safety Almanac on its website. The English language version can be accessed here.
