China’s food safety woes are well-known: Exposés have become all too common, especially after the 2008 scandal over melamine-tainted milk. From gutter oil to fake eggs to contaminated strawberries, the long list of food safety incidents in China mean
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Brian Byrne works in the Dairy Science Laboratory of National Reference Laboratory Listeria monocytogenes. He recently attended 'The 5th Next Generation Sequencing Workshop: Listeria monocytogenes' at the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (A
Council meetings at the bi-annual Conference for Food Protection meeting turned to hand washing and norovirus this past weekend as a 2015 outbreak became a case in point for discussion purposes.
The FSA have been running a year-long survey to measure the amount of campylobacter on chickens bought from shops and supermarkets.
The results of the second quarter of the survey, which was published on 25 February, showed 11% of chickens tested pos
Cooperation is a key value of EFSA’s work. This annual report reflects how scientific cooperation efforts in 2015 have strengthened collaboration with EFSA’s partners and improved the timely sharing of information, expertise and knowledge with the ul
The FSA has today published the new Science Report by its Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Guy Poppy. In this third issue of the Science Report, Professor Poppy looks at whole-genome sequencing, the science of mapping the genetic make-up of micro-o
An outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection associated with haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and affecting mostly young children has been reported in February and March in Romania. Italy reported one HUS case with an epide
A Brooklyn import-export company is recalling an undisclosed amount of dried yellow fish after a sample tested positive for the bacterium that causes botulism poisoning.
Twenty years ago, four children died and more than 700 people were sickened in a deadly E.coli outbreak linked to undercooked hamburgers sold by Jack in the Box restaurants. This spurred one of the most comprehensive food safety reform efforts in dec
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We are currently looking for a Food Technologist to join our Pastry site in Portumna whose primary focus will be to represent the company in nominated key accounts on all technical issues and to be the key liaison b
Dear members,
As you’re aware, safefood’s primary function is to bring about general acceptance that responsibility for the provision of safe and healthy food is shared among producers, processors, distributors at all levels, caterers and the general
As an experienced manager you will coordinate the scientific work of the Animal and Plant Health Unit – with a staff of around 25 persons - and the EFSA Panels on Animal Health and Welfare and Plant Health, implementing the Unit’s work programme in l
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Being the Private Secretary (PS) to the Chair and Deputy Chair puts you at the very heart of policy, relationships and oversight in a government department. It’s a position that is similar to Chief of Staff for a CEO o
Current raw milk testing standards cannot be relied upon to always detect contamination, according to an analysis of a 2014 outbreak.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a studythat delves into how often deli slicers are cleaned at the retail level. Deli foods are most commonly associated with Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Cross contamination was the most likely reason for a false-positive result for Salmonella in chocolate bars, according to a recently published study.
The FSA has published a summary of food incidents handled between October and December 2015. This list, compiled for the first time, summarises alerts issued by the FSA to recall or withdraw products. It also includes information about where they sup
EFSA has launched its second thematic grant call for proposals on methodology development in risk assessment. The thematic grant scheme aims to facilitate scientific cooperation in the EU, boost innovation and support the exchange of expertise and be
This consultation seeks stakeholders' comments on the draft Statutory Rule The Food Information (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016.
Who will this consultation be of most interest to?
Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of foods sui
An outbreak traced to fresh sprouts appears to be over, according to federal officials who say 11 people in two states were sickened by E. coli bacteria in Jack & The Green Sprouts alfalfa sprouts.
