Caramel apples punctured with dipping sticks and left unrefrigerated over the course of a couple of weeks may harbor a bacterium called Listeria monocytogenes, according to a study published this week in mBio®, an online open-access journal of the Am
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Current control measures for raw milk production are not sufficient to prevent illness, according to a review of an outbreak of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (YP) last year.
Contamination occurred although raw milk met the microbiological criteria, sai
A world-first global analysis of marine responses to climbing human CO2 emissions has painted a grim picture of future fisheries and ocean ecosystems.
Published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), marine ecolo
A study by researchers at the University of Washington found that most have arsenic levels higher than what’s allowed in drinking water--a threshold set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
France and Japan have signed a cooperation agreement around food safety.
The five year agreement will boost cooperation in areas including food microbiology, aquaculture, marine biotoxins and contaminants.
Location: Belfast
The Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland is responsible for ensuring food safety and the provision of advice on food safety and diet and nutrition issues to consumers, both directly and via a range of stakeholders.
The Executiv
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a highly sensitive, cost-effective technology for bacterial pathogen screening of air, soil, water, and produce in as little as
Teagasc Post Doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 (PD1) - Food and Health
Ref: PD1/FHI2/0915
Location: Teagasc, Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork
Duties & Responsibilities specific to this project:
- To screen cheese and fermentation derive
An opportunity has arisen within the Quality department of Glanbia Ingredients Ireland. Reporting to the Quality Head, Ballyragget, this role will have responsibility for managing the Chemistry & Powders QC function and its team of Analysts and will
EFSA has added webinars to its list of services for applicants. The online information sessions should prove to be a highly efficient way of sharing information and enhancing dialogue with applicants, Member States and other interested parties. The i
Smartphones might be an important tool for food safety inspectors because of their inconspicuousness.
Researchers at Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences have found that phones used in place of clipboards can improve the quality of data colle
The FSA are reminding people of their advice about packing food safely when shopping. This is because, from 5 October, a new law will require large shops in England to charge 5p for single-use plastic carrier bags. There is already a similar charge o
EFSA is seeking a new head for its Scientific Evaluation of Regulated Products (REPRO) Department. REPRO supports the agency’s work in the assessment of substances, products and claims intended to be used in the food chain.
EFSA are looking for a
A British woman was recently sickened with norovirus from oysters, although she hadn’t eaten any. It turns out that she got the infection from a friend who got it from eating the oysters.
A sweeping new law is meant to clean up China's entire food supply - banning highly toxic pesticides, regulating food labelling and, importantly, increasing punishments for those who violate China's existing laws. There's a new burden of responsibili
Food Standards Scotland is to create a new Scottish Food Crime and Incident Unit .
Further information on the Food Standards Scotland website here.
The former president of the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) has been jailed for 28 years for his role in a Salmonella outbreak linked to nine deaths. Evidence at trial showed tainted food led to Salmonella illnesses in 2009 with more than 700 rep
The Northern Ireland Strategic Committee on Food Surveillance has published its eighth report on food sampling activity in Northern Ireland in 2014.
The report covers the targeted, risk-based, sampling and testing of food carried out by local council
Queen’s University Belfast wishes to recruit the following:-
Business Alliance Manager (Agri-Food and Nutrition)
Reporting to the Head of Business Alliance, the post holder is responsible for establishing and developing strategic relationships and par
Ridding grain-and flour-based product contaminants must be considered at every step of processing down to consumer level as consumers may misread labels and eat the product raw, says Andreia Bianchini, assistant professor at the University of Lincoln
