The olive oil shortage is coming, says Walter Zanre, boss of Filippo Berio UK, the nation’s best-selling olive oil brand, and it will be much worse than anyone realises. Two of the world’s largest olive oil producers have endured consecutive years of
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Nigeria has held its first food safety and investment forum.
Allergen related recalls due to cross contamination in the factory and supply chain or labelling errors are increasing, according to RQA.
There is an ongoing controversy in the medical community about the safety of platelet transfusions in patients who have platelet consumptive disorders like hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), but an analysis of patients with E. coli O104:H4 infections w
Consumer interest in protein, sustainability, and functional foods, along with breakthrough technologies like CRISPR, are among 2017’s top U.S. food and nutrition trends, according to the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation.
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, Cas 9 or (CRISPR, pronounced crisper). You may or may not have heard of Crispr but it is being widely heralded as the future of the global food industry.
More than 200 people have been sickened by norovirus in three Canadian provinces linked to raw/undercooked oysters.
The UK could save £3.7bn by using food waste sent to landfill for renewable biofertiliser, claimed a food waste expert, after figures last month confirmed domestic food waste alone topped 7.3Mt.
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Requirement 1: The tenderer must be an organisation with experience in collection, collation, analyses and summarization of detailed and up-to-date intelligence on food labels and must be an o
More than 300 confirmed cases of Salmonella Enteritidis have been reported from four EU countries.
After international scandals involving horse meat and mislabelled fish, there’s a push in Canada and around the world to combat food fraud.
With Brexit looming, Professor Chris Elliott looks at the UK's discussions with the US about a trade deal and asks what impact will this have on the food that we eat?
safefood is an all-island implementation body set up under the British-Irish Agreement with a general remit to promote awareness and knowledge of food safety and nutrition issues on the island of Ireland. Our activities include:
- Promotion of food sa
A food industry network set up to combat the threat of fraud in the supply chain is inviting food and drink manufacturers to join its membership base.
New United Nations report finds microplastic contamination in commercial fish and shellfish; more research needed to determine risks for human health.
Scientists at Oregon State University have made progress in the war against antibiotic resistant bacteria. Researchers have found that a molecule can neutralize bacteria’s ability to become resistant to antibiotics. The study was published in the Jou
This online distant learning Global Food Security (Food Safety) postgraduate programme will be delivered by leading research active staff within the internationally recognised Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) based at Queen’s University Belf
Over four years, the OLEUM project will develop new and improve existing analytical methods for detecting olive oil fraud, and improve technology sharing by establishing of a wide community of laboratories and institutions involved in quality control
The Law Commission of India has proposed life sentences for food fraudsters who injure or kill consumers. The tougher penalties would be for criminals who intentionally sell adulterated and harmful food or beverage products, and if implemented would
More than 70 people in an Australian state have been sickened by Salmonella in five outbreaks linked to undercooked eggs and meat.
