Location: Northern Ireland
Job description: Are you looking for a paid placement as a Environmental health Intern?
The FSA has an internship programme for those in the Environmental Health professions currently undertaking the professional qualificat
The EFSA Scientific Committee & Emerging Risks Unit (SCER) has recently published two external scientific reports within their emerging risk activities:
• Review and analysis of occurrence, exposure and toxicity of cyanobacteria toxins in food. (PDF)
The Opinion on "Priority topics for the development of risk assessment guidance by EFSA's Scientific Committee in 2016–2018" is now published and available via this link on the EFSA Journal.
View PDF document here.
Draft plans to tighten up official controls from farm to fork were informally agreed by food safety MEPs and the Dutch Presidency of the Council on Wednesday (15/06/16). It aims to guarantee that the food consumers buy and eat in Europe is safe and w
The Italian government has been told to stop letting fish vendors dupe customers by bleaching seafood in a mixture of water and hydrogen peroxide (H202).
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An effective and less expensive tool for the inspection of food and drugs could soon be a reality. Scientists from the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin have been working with national and international partners to develop a c
Minnesota’s GNP Company, based in Cold Spring, recently recalled approximately 55,608 pounds of chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service
A meat wholesaler which was prosecuted for labelling foreign beef as Irish has been told it had committed a fraud against the wider meat industry.
More on this story - FSAI Welcomes Court Ruling - FSAI v Keelaghan Wholesale Meats Lt
A study just published in Emerging Infectious Diseases compared characteristics of outbreak and sporadic, or non-outbreak, foodborne illnesses caused by four different pathogens and found evidence that most were similar regarding patients’ illness se
Provenance of processed foods is a significant quality attribute for many consumers and one for which they are willing to pay a price premium. As a consequence, the fraudulent mislabeling or adulteration of high-value food
Salmon producers in Chile, under pressure from international buyers to reduce the amount of antibiotics they put into their fish, intensified their use of the substances in 2015 from the previous year, government statistics showed on Friday.
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A guide to protect manufacturers from buying adulterated or substituted herbs and spices has been launched in a landmark joint industry initiative.
View PDF document - Guidance on Authenticity of Herbs and Spices: Industry best prac
Trainees
EFSA has launched a call for trainees: EFSA offers paid internships of one-year duration, providing young graduates the opportunity to get first-hand experience in a scientific EU Agency. Under the supervision of a Traineeship Adviser within
A new type of electronic sensor that might be used to quickly detect and classify bacteria for medical diagnostics and food safety has passed a key hurdle by distinguishing between dead and living bacteria cells.
Vacancy: Executive Support Officer
Ref: 1496280
Location: Northern Ireland
Job description: The Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland is responsible for the delivery of the FSA Strategy 2015-20: Food we can trust. The main objective of the Agenc
Ref: FCT/MP/0516
Location: Fermoy, Co. Cork
Basic Function: Analysis of flavour compounds in foods and beverages via various chromatographic techniques and data analysis software. Sample management, liaising with external clients (companies and resear
The Food Information for Consumers Regulation (No. 1169/2011) came into force in December 2014 and requires caterers to provide their customers with information on 14 common food allergens.
If you, your child or family member have a food hypersensiti
The Food Standards Agency has published its latest Annual Report of Food Incidents. It shows that in 2015, the FSA and Food Standards Scotland were notified of, investigated and managed 1,514 food, feed and environmental contamination incidents in th
As a member of the Commercial Development team, work closely with academic staff to commercialise the outcomes of the University’s research within the Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences including a focus supporting the Institute of Health Sc
Helen Cantwell is a chemist working in the Veterinary Toxicology Section of The State Laboratory. Her areas of interest are method development, validation, mass spectrometry and quality management. She is a member of the Eurachem Ireland secretariat
