Almost 300 cases of Cyclospora infection have been reported by the UK and a US state, according to authorities.
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that twelve Closure Orders and one Prohibition Order were served on food businesses during the month of July for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the EC
A skills shortage and the impact of Brexit are the two main challenges facing the food industry, the newly appointed chairman of the Society of Food Hygiene & Technology (SOFHT) has claimed.
Leading names in UK food and drink manufacture have joined a new initiative, run by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), to promote safety culture change in the sector.
Farmers and restaurant owners in Italy are celebrating the passage of new legislation that simplifies the donation of excess food in order to curb waste.
Approximately 100 tonnes of food is wasted each year across the EU. Earlier this year, France bec
Title of Project: Enhancement of texture, flavour and nutritional value of meat products for older people (Meat4Vitality)
Location: Cork
Basic Function: The successful candidate will be based at the National Food Imaging Centre (NFIC) in Moorepark unde
Five new interdisciplinary research projects have been awarded a portion of £9 million to help increase the resilience of UK food systems. The projects integrate biological, environmental and social sciences to help ensure food security in the face o
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Introduction: Restaurant guides such as the Good Food Guide Top 50 create a hierarchy focussing on taste and sophistication. Safety is not explicitly included. We used restaurant associated outbreaks to assess evidence for safety.
As a result of the evaluation of the available analysis results of the maize harvest 2015, GMP+ International – in collaboration with other collaborating scheme holders, has adjusted the risk profile for Aflatoxin B1. For Austria this means that its
Two new cases of Salmonella enteritidis are being investigated in Finland after an earlier outbreak linked to imported organic mung bean sprouts.
CDC is providing $67 million to help health departments nationwide tackle antibiotic resistance and other patient safety threats, including healthcare-associated infections.
Two people were hospitalised due to an outbreak of E.coli, linked to two batches of Dunsyre Blue Cheese, manufactured by Lanarkshire-based Errington Cheese. Fourteen people across Scotland and two people in England contracted the E.coli bacteria, pro
Five UK supermarkets have been warned to take thousands of pots of yoghurt off their shelves amid concerns they may contain pieces of rubber.
The yoghurt, supplied by Yeo Valley but mostly sold under own-brand labels, pose a "possible risk" to health
Iowa health officials are investigating about 25 illnesses potentially linked to deli-made potato salads sold by Big G Foods in Marengo, IA. Test results from the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa were presumed positive for Salmonel
The FSA is today publishing a summary of food incidents handled between April and June 2016. This list summarises alerts issued by the FSA to recall or withdraw products.
The Food Safety Authority Ireland (FSAI) has published its strategy for 2016 – 2018, which sets out its core vision of safe and trustworthy food for everyone and its mission of protecting consumers by leading a collaborative food safety community to
IKEA is recalling six chocolate products because the presence of hazelnut and/or almond is not mentioned correctly in the ingredients list. This means the products are a possible risk for anyone with an allergy to hazelnut and/or almond. The products
Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences of Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra is establishing a portfolio of new potential partners for our international research activities, mainly within the framework of EFSA call programme. We are conta
EFSA has launched an open consultation on its draft scientific and technical guidance for the preparation and presentation of a health claim application.
This document presents a common format for the organisation of information for the preparation o
British beef and lamb could be back on American dinner plates by the start of next year after the US Department of Agriculture published proposals to relax import restrictions.The USDA has launched a 60-day consultation to relax restrictions on Briti
