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JOINT FAO/WHO EXPERT MEETING ON MICROBIOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT (JEMRA)
Background
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) began in 2000 and is an international scientific expert group that is administered jointly
A recent report conducted by seafood watchdog group Oceana found that one in five seafood samples tested worldwide were mislabeled, from restaurants selling endangered whale as fatty tuna to caviar that wasn’t caviar at all.
To reign in this sort of r
he FSA has published its annual report on progress towards implementation of the UK Multi-Annual National Control Plan (MANCP). The report, which is based on data collected for 2015, shows that overall level of compliance in all sectors in the UK was
European and U.S. government and trade officials say they have been lobbying hard against a draft Chinese regulation on food imports, worried it would hamper billions of dollars of shipments to the world's No.2 economy of everything from pasta to cof
The aim of this study was to identify and characterise Bacillus cereus from a unique national collection of 564 strains associated with 140 strong-evidence food-borne outbreaks (FBOs) occurring in France during 2007 to 2014. Starchy food and vegetabl
Poultry producers have been ordered to keep their birds indoors for 30 days, in a bid to protect the industry from a “devastating” outbreak of avian flu.
A network set up by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to deal with questions about the produce safety rule is struggling to cope, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
EFSA and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) are developing scientific guidance to enable identification of endocrine disruptors.
Earlier this year the European Commission proposed science-based criteria for identifying endocrine disruptors in the c
With Christmas dinner prep just around the corner, be sure to get the most out of your grocery shop:
- Plan ahead this Christmas
- Plan your meals and know how many people you are cooking for
- Make a shopping list and stick to it
- Don't go shopping on an empty
Eddie O’Neill, Artisan Food Specialist for Teagasc, reveals how inadequate cleaning regimes could be causing cross contamination in food processing plants.
In terms of food safety, hygiene is one of the most important factors that can influence our de
Providing training and support to parents and early childcare providers on all aspects of food, healthy eating and food safety, Shirley Hawkes, Operation Manager for Early Years, talks about food allergen training in the early childcare sector in Nor
Written by Dr. Declan J. Bolton
Food Safety Department, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown and a member of the Knowledge Network Expert Group
Mental illness covers a wide range of mental health conditions, but refers generally to disorders that af
For Christmas, safefood is delighted to offer two lucky crossword winners a luxury hamper of gourmet food from Arcadia Delicatessen in Belfast.
Simply find the hidden word in the crossword, made up from the letters highlighted, and send the answer to
2016 has seen major changes to our Knowledge Networks, with the main one being the change from seven different networks and separate facilitators looking at different food safety topics, to one over-arching new Knowledge Network.
The Network is focuse
Check the use-by dates on food in shops. The use-by date is the deadline
When shopping, pick up chilled and frozen food last
Store raw foods and cooked foods separately at all times
Perishable foods should be refrigerated as soon as you get home
Don’t ov
FoodCloud is a not-for-profit organisation, which aims to reduce food waste and restore community spirit based on the principle of shared food. Established in 2012, FoodCloud offers retailers the chance to reduce the cost of food waste in their store
From 13 December 2016 businesses selling pre-packed foods are required to display mandatory nutrition declarations.
This requirement relates to the mandatory nutrition panel on food packaging, which requires the energy value (displayed as kJ/kcal) an
Senior Scientific Officer – Sustainable Beef Systems Unit
REF: IRC214080
SALARY: £35,190 - £39,675 (under review)
DEPARTMENT: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute Northern Ireland (AFBI)
LOCATION: AFBI Hillsborough
AFBI is currently recruiting for a k
Ten countries have reported 152 confirmed and 216 probable cases of Salmonella enteritidis linked to a Polish egg packing centre.
