A scientific report published by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) highlights the serious impact posed by the potential transmission of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the food chain. Produced by the FSAI’s Scientific Committee, the repor
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- First ever estimates of the global burden of foodborne diseases show almost 1 in 10 people fall ill every year from eating contaminated food and 420 000 die as a result.
- Children under 5 years of age are at particularly high risk, with 125 000 childr
"Food Futures: from business as usual to business unusual" is WRAP's (Waste & Resources Action Programme) new report analysing 15 critical areas in the UK food system, from farm to fork, and outlining recommendations for key actions by industry and g
With the globalization of our food supply, food safety issues are a major concern for both public health and for the food industry. Media and industry warn consumers of major recalls and problems with food items, but do consumers listen? In this new
Microscopy Technologist (Ref: MT/MPK/1115) (Externally Funded Non Grant-in-Aid)
Location: Fermoy, Co. Cork
The successful candidate will be based at Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy under the supervision of Dr. Mark Auty where she/he wil
Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson has welcomed the adoption of his novel foods report into law this week.
The new rules which were steered through the European Parliament by Mr Nicholson will allow so-called novel foods, including specialist foods su
Imported frozen berries have been implicated after reports of four cases of Hepatitis A, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in New Zealand. MPI said while there was not sufficient information for a product recall, the evidence fro
Researchers are using nanoparticles to boost the nutrient content and growth of tomato plants.
With the world population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, engineers and scientists are looking for ways to meet the increasing demand for food without
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.
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
