The need for a new approach to food production and an urgent need for people to reconnect with their food, were the key themes of The City Food Lecture 2017 held on 21 February 2017.
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The government of Canada’s announcement this week of changes to its food and drug regulations to permit irradiation of ground beef was not a surprise. It was a long time coming, though, with industry having requested the change in 1998.
Bacteria found in humans, animals and food continue to show resistance to widely used antimicrobials, says the latest report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Diseas
An increase in Salmonella Chester cases each summer could point to persistent sources of contamination in Morocco and other West African countries, according to researchers.
Location: Agri-Food And Biosciences Institute, Northern Ireland
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to lead the Sustainable Agri-Food Sciences Division in an internationally renowned scientific Institute.
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Ins
Bord Bia has no definitive Brexit plan for Ireland’s agri-food sector, according to the organisation’s new chief executive Tara McCarthy.
“That’s because we do not know what the other party wants from the negotiations. But we do have lots of continge
Northern Ireland food will reach another 1,000 supermarkets in Great Britain as two firms announce mega-deals worth around £1m each for their gluten-free lines. The contracts for Mash Direct in Comber and Scott's Bakery in Fivemiletown, which employ
Hundreds of hotels in Britain have failed their food hygiene inspections, including establishments with five- and four-star ratings and one with two AA rosettes. In total, 652 hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs failed their latest food safety inspections f
Salmonella food poisoning wallops you for several days, but new research by Cornell food scientists indicates that some of its serotypes – variations of the bacterial species – can have permanent repercussions. It may damage your DNA.
Sea fisheries, aquaculture and processing businesses in Scotland will receive more than GBP 8 million (USD 9.9 million, EUR 9.4 million) of EU and Scottish Government funding, including GBP 1.6 million (USD 2 million, EUR 1.9 million) for projects in
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University College Cork (UCC), in association with Teagasc has developed a part-time, blended learning Postgraduate Certificate in Dairy Technology and Innovation.
UCC has over 90 years’ experience in dairy science education and, togeth
A Northern Ireland company developing technology to fight food fraud has secured a £2 million investment from a Canadian-born entrepreneur who founded a billion-pound healthcare company.
For 60-year-old Harnam Kaur, consuming a pack of edible oil she bought from a local shop cost her her sight. After investigation, the Delhi resident came to know that argemone in the oil resulted in the loss of her vision permanently.
Harnam’s case is
A majority of Canadian consumers are concerned that the foods they eat may be counterfeit, a new study by Dalhousie University says.
“The most popular one in Canada is misrepresentation,” said Sylvain Charlebois, dean of the faculty of management at D
This week’s declaration of famine in parts of South Sudan shows that while lettuce and courgette shortages in Europe captured media attention, it is important to keep things in perspective. The rest of the world continues to fight lasting food imbala
Listeria, a common food-borne bacterium, may pose a greater risk of miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy than appreciated, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine studying how pathogens af
The implications of the Brexit referendum have left many in the food industry uncertain of how future food safety assurance will be influenced. Simon Weaver, red24’s Product Risks Commercial Manager, examines the issues.
Recent media reports of contaminated meat do not give the complete picture on the condition of meat entering the food chain, or on the work done by the FSA to ensure that the meat we eat is safe.
Culture independent next generation sequencing (NGS) has been used to characterize the microbiome for recovery of Listeria monocytogenes from naturally contaminated ice cream.
This year’s awards categories showcase the very best that Northern Ireland has to offer and winners will be celebrated at Crowne Plaza Belfast on 24th March 2017. The awards are free to enter and we encourage companies from across the industry to app
