Bacteria in humans, food and animals continue to show resistance to the most widely used antimicrobials, says the latest report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria in Europe. Scientists warn that resistance to ciprofloxacin, an antimicro
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to pause its testing program for non-toxigenic E. coli in cheese while it re-evaluates the issue.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s Advice Line received 2,739 complaints by consumers relating to food, food premises and food labelling in 2015. While the figure was largely unchanged on 2014 (when 2,738 where received), the number of complaints
Birds are a beautiful thing of nature and should be respected and admired. However, they do not belong inside foodservice operations or any other food facilities.
Their search for food and a comfortable harborage area, especially now during the colder
Date: Wednesday May 25th 2016
Location: Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin
Now entering its third year, the Irish Laboratory Awards 2016 will recognise the successes and achievements of Ireland's internationally renowned scientists in areas including innovati
Budget cuts at the Food Standards Agency and local authorities mean change is afoot, reports Michelle Perrett.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) last week announced the finalization of new federal standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in ground chicken and turkey products, as well as in raw chicke
Exposure Assessor - RASA Department - DATA Unit
Location: Parma, Italy
Responsibilities:
- Providing dietary exposure expertise, guidance and assessments to support the work of EFSA’s units, Panels, Working Groups and the Scientific Committee as well as f
Location: Cork
Technical Executive Food Science (One Year Fixed Term Contract)
safefood would like to invite applications for the above temporary position in our Cork headquarters. Reporting to the Chief Specialist Food Science, the successful candi
Scientists are increasingly using a technique called molecular typing or DNA fingerprinting to investigate foodborne outbreaks. The wealth of data being generated is opening up exciting areas of research and innovative techniques for safeguarding Eur
EFSA has published two Scientific Opinions on environmental risk assessment (ERA), with a third to follow shortly. Reinhilde Schoonjans explains the issues at the heart of this major project.
How is ERA relevant to EFSA’s work?
Environmental risk asses
The 43 EU Reference Laboratories (EURLs) will receive €32.5m for this and next year from the European Commission.
BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) - Pesticide and chemical residue is the major sources of food contamination in China, the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) has found.
Pesticide residue was detected in 146 kinds of fruit and vegetable in the past three
Listeria bacterium found in food, which can infect people and cause temporary gastro-intestinal distress, is a serious health risk for pregnant women and for people with compromised immune systems. According to a dissertation from Umeå University, Sw
The two most recent outbreaks linked to Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants appear to be over, according to federal officials who say the root cause of the E. coli infections has not been determined.
Testing of fresh produce, meat and other foods from
Research is a critical part of food safety, many of the tools we have today have gone through much work being seeing the light of day. Food Quality News takes a look at some recent work.
More than 390 people have reported getting sick in a norovirus outbreak associated with a suburban Kansas City dinner theater.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) initially said more than 100 people got sick after going to the New T
The rising popularity of rare burgers in the UK continues to worry food safety experts who fear that, unless proper controls are introduced on their sale in UK restaurants and their consumption at home, it will inevitably lead to more food poisoning
EFSA’s experts recommend refining the safety assessment of substances used in food contact materials, including the introduction of a more comprehensive approach to estimate consumer exposure, particularly for infants and toddlers. In the future, EFS
