With Christmas dinner prep just around the corner, be sure to get the most out of your grocery shop:
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
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Ten countries have reported 152 confirmed and 216 probable cases of Salmonella enteritidis linked to a Polish egg packing centre.
Kansas State University researchers have discovered the secret ingredient to improving kitchen food safety: Include handwashing reminders and meat thermometer instructions in published recipes.
PricewaterHouse Coopers (PwC) and SSAFE, a global food safety non-profit backed by McDonalds and Kerry Group, have launched a free app for companies in the food industry to help them detect fraud.
The European Commission recently published draft legislation amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 and proposing processing hygiene criteria (PHC) for the poultry sector. It is proposed that 15 birds will be randomly selected per flock, 10g of neck f
Dairy Global discusses Brexit and other factors of the milk industry with Dairy UK chief executive Dr Judith Bryans.
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
EFSA has published its first EU summary report on the monitoring of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) in cattle, sheep and goats. Previously, the annual reports on TSEs were compiled by the European Commission.
The European Commission has launched a multistakeholder platform to prevent food waste. Rethinking our food systems is a "moral obligation", said commissioner for health and food safety Vytenis Andriukaitis.
The EU wants to lead the food sector in a new direction with a huge scientific and economic stimulus program. The goal is education, research and 350 start-ups promoting new technologies, healthy food, less food waste and less greenhouse gas emission
Takeaways in Wales are now required to put their food hygiene ratings on leaflets. The new rules require takeaway firms to publish a bilingual statement on publicity materials - three years since the 'Scores on the Doors' food hygiene rating scheme c
