An EU-funded project is aiming to extend food shelf life by using novel antimicrobial surfaces applied in active packaging.
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Several cases of Norovirus (NoV) have been reported from eating oysters from a site in the South of France.
Food Standards Agency and Olympian Denise Lewis team up to offer advice on minimising levels of the potentially harmful chemical in home cooking.
The FSA is launching a campaign to ‘Go for Gold’, helping people understand how to minimise exposure to
The Government of Canada has launched a public consultation on new rules to strengthen food safety. The proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations would better protect Canadian families by putting a greater emphasis on preventing food safety risks
Background: It is well known that omega-3 fatty acids are essential in our diet to maintain good health, but less than a third of the UK population regularly eat oily fish - the best source of long chain omega-3 fatty acids. Increased consumption of
Chinese authorities are investigating nearly 50 factories allegedly manufacturing fake versions of widely used food seasonings and sauces.
A discovery of Brazilian horsemeat laced with naproxen in Belgium has sparked calls for tough controls over EU imports of horsemeat.
UK meat exporters are preparing to break into the lucrative US market, after receiving training on US beef and lamb import regulations last week, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) revealed.
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Michelle McIlveen has announced that the Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme (NIRFP) is to open for applications this week (16 January 2017).
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 saf
Fraudsters are colouring low-quality tuna and selling it off as premium fresh fish in an underground market which makes hundreds of millions of pounds a year, according to official figures.
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Research Officers may be assigned to a diagnostic and investigative role (typically working within an RVL) where the officer will be required to have a working knowledge of a range of laboratory-based diagnostic disciplines and to bec
Up to 89% of global manufacturing businesses – including food and drink manufacturers – have been affected by fraud in the past 12 months, according to analyst Kroll.
It is one thing looking for an authentic label of quality on your food – but how do you know it ‘does what it says on the tin’, so to speak. That is where science and Technology Company Campden BRI comes into its own. The expert in testing food produ
In the first of this series of articles, Food Safety Magazine introduces food protection as a broad concept encompassing the high goal of what we called food integrity.
Cambridge Enterprise and the University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund, managed by Parkwalk, have invested £500k in Polypharmakos Limited, a spin-out from the university and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Polypharmakos’ mission is to screen natural-pro
Studies on the safety of GMOs, glyphosate or other pesticides could enjoy higher levels of trust from the general public if there were stronger guarantees that the science behind them is really independent, says Bernhard Url, executive director of th
A dozen cases of E. coli O121 have been confirmed in three Canadian provinces, according to matching genetic fingerprint data, but the source of the outbreak has not yet been identified.
Food safety—just like food production and sales—is an increasingly global effort.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is releasing an updated draft guidance, “Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat Foods,” which supports ongoing efforts by industry and government agencies to reduce the risk of Listeria monocytog
