Study by Queen’s University Belfast finds 50% of baby rice products contain illegal level of inorganic arsenic. The findings raise doubts about the effectiveness of EU rules brought in only last year designed to reduce the amount of the toxic chemica
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today released the findings of an audit that shows an unacceptable level of non-compliance by food businesses when it comes to providing consumers with accurate written information on 14 specified allergens
Tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade pose a particular challenge for Northern Ireland's agri-food industry, according to a House of Lords report. Huge amounts of produce criss-cross the border for processing every week. Delays and additional paper
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Emerging Infectious Diseases report for June 2017, unpasteurized milk products cause 840 times more illness and 45 times more hospitalizations than pasteurized milk products.
This is a three year PhD which is part of a collaboration between Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and Cranswick. To date there have been relatively few studies, in the pork sector that have investigated the Behaviour relating to animals and Antimicr
The EU is having a hard time with formaldehyde.
Following the recent uproar over weed-killers and baby cookies, the European Commission’s next big food safety fight is over the use of this pungent gas — best known for its use in embalming corpses — i
Hummus was removed from shelves in some UK supermarkets and recalled by a Swedish company due to ‘taste issues’.
The level of household food waste in England is "unacceptable" and householders have a key role to play in reducing it, MPs have said.
Most people who wonder about food safety will ask their family or friends for help, not necessarily experts, according to new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences research.
Government has been slammed by policy experts for its failure to publish clear direction for the future of UK farming and food.
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As an experienced manager you will coordinate the scientific work of the Feed Unit – with a staff of around 20 persons - and the EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed, implementing the Unit’s work
Two new projects to support activities on the identification and characterization of emerging risks.
“DEMETER –DEtermination and MEthods of Emerging Risks”: a collaboration project to develop tools for automatic data retrieval and validation, integra
Wednesday, 24th May 2017
Venue - Teagasc, Moorepark
A panel of invited subject matter experts will present a series of talks followed by a Q&A session at the end.
9.30am Registration
10.00am Welcome Address – Dr. Mark Fenelon, Teagasc
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Gardaí have seized 1,096 pieces of meat and other products as part of a Europe-wide clampdown on food fraud.
Changes in use of tests that diagnose foodborne illness pose challenges to monitoring and disease prevention, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Operation OPSON VI, the joint Europol-INTERPOL operation targeting counterfeit and substandard food and drink, as well as the organised crime networks behind this illicit trade, has resulted in the seizure of 9 800 tonnes, over 26.4 million litres, a
Politicians who attack the EU agency that ruled the weedkiller glyphosate probably does not cause cancer are in danger of undermining the effectiveness of a body that is key to keeping Europeans safe, its chief warned.
A European project and practical experience has shown cleaning and optical sorting can reduce mycotoxin levels, according to Bühler.
The FSA is seeking comment on the proposed Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2017.
Who will this consultation be of most interest to?
Businesses that manufacture, import, wholesale and/or retail materials and ar
Food consumed in the European Union continues to be largely free of pesticide residues or to contain residues that fall within legal limits, new figures show. The latest monitoring report published by EFSA reveals that more than 97% of food samples c
