Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) has been found to hold ‘significant potential’ to replace gold-standard typing methods such as PFGE for routine surveillance and detection of outbreaks.
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Fresh coriander was the probable cause of an outbreak of shigellosis which sickened more than 40 people in Sweden.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is increasing its microbiological testing of cucumbers and hot peppers, two vegetables that have been linked with several foodborne outbreaks.
Arnoud van Vliet from the Institute of Food Research’s (IFR) Food Safety Centre, gave the latest IFR Public Lecture last month. His talk covered the bacteria that cause food poisoning, why they are so good at making us ill, and why the problems are i
Bob Madden recently attended the 18th International Workshop on Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Related Organisms (CHRO ), held in Rotorua, New Zealand. Funding for this visit was provided under the safefood Training & Mobility Programme. More inform
The rise of AMR is seen as a global public health threat with consequences for animal health, food security and the environment. A new section on the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine website aims to inform farmers.
A recent European Comm
Scientists have discovered a gene in E. coli that makes it resistant to a class of “last-resort” antibiotics known as polymyxins. The gene can also transfer resistance to other epidemic pathogens such as K. pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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All the material from EFSA’s second scientific conference is now available on their website. You can watch video coverage of the sessions or browse through the presentations from the two plenary and nine break-out sessions.
US health regulators have cleared the way for a type of genetically engineered Atlantic salmon to be farmed for human consumption - the first such approval for an animal whose DNA has been scientifically modified.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the first set of results from its second year survey of campylobacter on fresh shop-bought chickens.
The results for the first quarter of testing, from July to September 2015, show a decrease in the numbe
Ruth Kinkead recently attended the 7th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA) in Prague. The article below gives an overview of her visit. Funding for this visit was provided under the safefood Training & Mobility Program
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Background: This project will be carried out as part of a state funded Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC) in collaboration with industry. The Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC) is Ir
A recent series of studies conducted by researchers at the University of Georgia looked at the extent to which kitchen utensils spread E. coli O157:H7 or Salmonella enterica contamination between produce items.
The team — led by Marilyn Erickson, an
The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) is now accepting presenter abstracts for IAFP 2016 to be held in St. Louis, MO from July 31, 2016 through August 3, 2016.
Each year, the IAFP hosts an Annual Meeting, providing attendees with in
Anne Carroll recently attended the VTEC 2015 Conference held in Boston, USA. In the article below, she gives an overview of her visit. Funding for this visit was provided under the safefood Training & Mobility Programme. More information on the progr
Methods to analyse nanoparticles, food safety from the US perspective and insight into a range of EU projects were key topics during the second day of a conference in Prague.
The Food Standards Agency has published a live map which links to an FSA and local authorities’ database of successful food standards, food hygiene and food safety related prosecutions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Location: Dublin
Responsibilities:
The Chief Specialist, Chemical Safety is responsible for all aspects of the FSAI’s work on the chemical safety of food. The job holder provides technical advice to the FSAI, Government departments and the food industr
On the 4th November, the Food Standards Agency published their latest Chief Scientific Advisor’s Science Report. The new report is the second in a regular series of science updates from Chief Scientific Advisor Professor Guy Poppy. This issue focuses
EFSA is asking its partners and stakeholders to help shape the Authority’s strategic direction for the next five years. The draft EFSA Strategy 2020 is open for public consultation for six weeks, during which time all interested parties – from politi
