People who retain a particular bacterium in their gut after a bout of food poisoning may be at an increased risk of developing Crohn's disease later in life, according to a new study led by researchers at McMaster University.
Starting from today, Friday 7 October, people in Northern Ireland will find it easier to see the food hygiene rating of places they eat out or buy food, as food businesses will now have to display their rating sticker by law.
The European Commission has told an EU committee that EFSA’s opinion recommending a reduction in the currently authorized maximum copper content levels in complete feed has generated a lot of reaction within industry and trade associations.
Recently Oceana released a poll revealing that 83 percent of Americans support new requirements focused on eliminating seafood fraud in the United States, including requiring that key information such as what type of fish it is, and how and where it
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published new guidance to assist growers with the safe production of fresh produce on farms. The guidance and its accompanying simplified leaflet outlines the potential risks associated with fresh produ
Workshop on Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing Strategy (EFSA): Brussels, 18th October 2016
Food Factory: Laval (France), 19th - 21st October 2016
Next steps for UK food waste policy: Innovation, partnerships and energy recovery: London, 20th October
Fiona Lickorish, Head of the UK- based Cranfield Institute for Resilient Futures, on what the future might hold for food safety.
Considering Fiona Lickerish used to run a wildlife trust, it is no surprise that her interests lie in sustainable planning
The Food Chain catches up with Naomi Waite, Director of Marketing with Tourism Northern Ireland on a hectic year of celebrating everything that’s delicious in NI
Naomi Waite is, understandably, a busy woman. As Director of Marketing for Tourism NI, sh
The Republic of Ireland’s seafood industry contributes about €1 billion annually to its national income and employs up to 11,000 people. In this issue, we talk to Dr. Susan Steele, Chair of the board of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) a
Dr. David McCleery, Head of the Bacteriology Department at the Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) on the work of his organisation which includes creating vaccines which are used globally in ghting endemic animal diseases.
As Head of the Bacter
safefood is delighted to offer one lucky crossword winner a luxury hamper of gourmet food from Arcadia Delicatessen in Belfast, delivered to your door! Simply find the hidden word in the crossword, made up from the letters highlighted, and send the a
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) in conjunction with safefood and the ROI Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is hosting a one-day workshop on shelf-life studies on Thursday 10th November in the DAFM Backweston Laboratory
safefood has renamed the Training and Mobility Programme to the Training and Mobility Funding Programme. Why? So that, as the saying goes, ‘it does what is says on the tin’.
The word ‘funding’ in the title highlights that safefood has a ‘funded’ progr
Dr. Anthony Soares, Deputy Director of the Centre for Cross Border Studies in Armagh, sees both threats and potential opportunities for the Agri-food sector on the island of Ireland in a post-BREXIT world.
So much has yet to be decided on how BREXIT w
Eight more people have been confirmed as victims in a Hepatitis A outbreak in Hawaii as health officials continue to ask for help from the public, health care providers and foodservice workers to stem the spread of the virus.
Development, organization and delivery of training activities under the EFSA European food risk assessment fellowship programme (OC/EFSA/AFSCO/2016/02)”.
The tender documentation can be accessed in the document library via this e-Tendering link.
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Cross border health threats represent a substantial challenge to both developed and underdeveloped countries. Because of vector spread and the development of rapid transport links across and between continents, all parts of the world can be quickly a
Foods will deteriorate over time in terms of both quality and safety. There are a range of factors that affect the rate of deterioration. Dr Belinda Stuart-Moonlight considers the issue.
More than 500 care providers in the UK, including 19 hospitals and other NHS facilities, have failed hygiene and food safety inspections, Guardian analysis reveals.Food Standards Agency (FSA) data shows that care homes fail to meet food hygiene stand
