The new Dairy Research and Education facility at University College Dublin’s (UCD) Lyons Research Farm in the Republic of Ireland has been officially opened by the Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD.
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The firm linked to an EU-wide outbreak of Salmonella in 2014 from eggs has been permitted to bring products back to market.
EFSA and its European partners have taken a major step forward in their work on assessing the cumulative risks from exposure to pesticides. A software tool has been developed for carrying out exposure assessments of multiple pesticides. In a pilot st
Once again, the fresh produce industry has been hit with a deadly Listeria monocytogenes outbreak. The latest involves fresh-cut salad items, reportedly produced at a Dole processing plant in Ohio, (USA).
A study from the Institute of Food Research has provided new evidence on the background levels of spores of Clostridium botulinum in raw food ingredients that is helping the food industry deliver safe chilled foods more sustainably.
This consultation seeks stakeholders' comments on the proposed Food Hygiene (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016.
Who will this consultation be of most interest to?
Food business operators in approved establishments producing and processin
The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with federal and provincial public health partners to investigate an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections in five provinces.
To date, the source of this outbreak has not been confirmed. How
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to lead an internationally renowned, successful organisation with a staff of 650 and a budget of £55m.
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is a leading multidisciplinary science organisation w
To combat the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in deli foods, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is launching a year-long nationwide pilot project aimed as assessing whether or not retailers ar
School/Department: Institute for Global Food Security
The Director will report to the Pro Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences and will play a key role in leading the development of interdisciplinary research and postg
Location: Dublin
Title of Project: Low cost solutions for control of Salmonella in pig production.
Basic function: The successful candidate will join a national research team funded by the Food Institutional Research Measure (FIRM) administered by DAFM
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on UV-treated milk as a novel food submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 258/97, taking into accou
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) stated that 106 Enforcement Orders were served on food businesses for breaches in food safety legislation in 2015, compared with 113 in 2014, a decrease of 6%. Whilst welcoming the reduction in numbers of E
A method to detect E. coli O157 in spinach that is quicker, less labour intensive and as accurate as current methods has been validated.
An investigation is ongoing in Germany to find the source of a Listeria outbreak which has sickened 66 people since 2012. Listeriosis patient isolates have shown a new identical pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern. Almost all isolates (Li
The increasing global attention to the threat of antibiotic resistance has spurred research and development of antimicrobial alternatives. Once such alternative is bacteriophages.
Could chicken movement indicate Campylobacter infection risk?
Monitoring chicken behavior can give an indication of which flocks are likely to become Campylobacter positive within seven to 10 days
Bacteria resistant to ‘last resort’ antibiotic found on UK pig farms
Antibiotics usage in livestock has again come under scrutiny after a gene that makes bacteria resistant to colistin, the antibiotic used
Meat processors act on antibiotic resistance risk
UK meat producers have issued a robust response to last month's government-commissioned report that the use of antibiotics in agriculture posed a direct th
As an end of year article, FoodQualityNews.com have looked through their archives to bring readers the top-scoring articles related to foodborne outbreaks.
