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%
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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
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Title: EIP-AGRI Brochure on EU funding opportunities related to innovation in agriculture, food and forestry
Submitting your innovative project: what, how and where Are you a farmer or researcher willing to test an idea or an innovative approach? Are
EFSA is looking for experts to renew its Scientific Panels.
Independent scientific advice on many issues along the entire food chain is indispensable. Experts in EFSA’s ten Scientific Panels and the Scientific Committee provide the majority of this v
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has reported that two Closure Orders, one Prohibition Order and one Improvement Order were served on food businesses during the month of April for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI A
Sushi lovers are being warned of the dangers of ingesting parasites from raw and undercooked fish. Doctors writing in British Medical Journal Case Reports said sushi's growing popularity in the West could be linked to a rise in parasitic infections.
The Minister for Agriculture Food & the Marine Michael Creed T.D. today launched a report by the Campylobacter Stakeholders Group chaired by Professor Patrick Wall and whose membership were drawn from across the poultry meat sector. The group’s remi
Contract Type: Temporary
Thursday, May 18, 2017
The Department of Biology has 22 staff and offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, based on its research strengths in Molecular Microbiology, Ecology, Immunology, Bioinformatics, Gene
Vacancy: Senior Expert Microbiology
Unit: Office of the Chief Scientist
Reference: (ECDC/AD/2017/OCS-SEM)
Location: Stockholm
Job description
The jobholder will report to the Head of the Microbiology Coordination Section.
He/She will be responsible in
