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
Twelve food businesses, including five takeaways and the kitchen of a pre-school in Dublin were closed last month over breaches of food safety legislation.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) published the May closure orders served by HSE envi
EFSA has launched a call to renew membership of two of its Scientific Panels: the Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources Added to Food (ANS) and the Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF).
The ANS Panel
Food Safety Talk, a bi-weekly podcast for food safety nerds, by food safety nerds. The podcast is hosted by Ben Chapman and barfblog contributor Don Schaffner, Extension Specialist in Food Science and Professor at Rutgers University. Every two weeks
Working with neighbourhood countries contributes to building trust in the safety of foods made in the EU, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Glanbia Cheese Ltd. is seeking to appoint a QA Technician based at the Magheralin site to work within the Quality department on a fixed term contract for 12 months.
The successful candidate must have:
Essential:
With a shared border that is more than 5,500 miles long, Canada and the United States have a lot in common — including a shared food supply. So it is no surprise that Canadian food safety agencies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have
About the Role:
This role will perform microbiological analysis of raw material, in-process and finished product as well as stability and development samples according to the relevant specifications. Documentation and reporting should be conducted in
Food Crime Unit review could see radical change
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is about to commission an independent review of its National Food Crime Unit (NFCU), set up in December 2014 in the wake of the 2013 horsemeat scandal, which could see it
Yesterday (01/06/16), General Mills announced a voluntary recall of 10 million pounds of flour after 38 people in 20 U.S. states fell ill due to Eschericia coli.
