Food safety is a major stumbling block in EU-US talks aimed at creating the world's biggest free trade zone.
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) would dwarf previous free trade deals. The European Commission estimates that by 202
Antibiotic resistance in foodborne germs, an ongoing public health threat, continued to show both positive and challenging trends in 2013, according to human illness data posted online by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Efforts
Microbiological contamination was the most common incident category in 2014, according to a report from the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA).
EFSA has renewed the memberships of eight of its scientific Panels and its Scientific Committee, boosting its scientific excellence with a new intake of experts. The 167 scientists – about half of whom are joining EFSA for the first time – will start
The Role
This role will assist in managing and developing a team of dairy product experts to develop, explore, test and validate Glanbia Dairy ingredients.Working within the R&D department, but with key contacts in operations, quality and commercial t
A new program established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will give international food importers with proven food safety track records a break.
The FDA’s Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) will be a fee-based program that is ex
Following a comprehensive review, EFSA has published its scientific opinion on acrylamide in food. Experts from EFSA’s Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) have reconfirmed previous evaluations that acrylamide in food potentially increase
Due to “dangerous levels” of domoic acid found in some species, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising consumers not to eat recreationally harvested mussels and clams, commercially or recreationally caught anchovy and sardines,
The Food and Drug Administration paved the way for new restrictions on antibiotics given to cows, chickens and other farm animals as the Obama administration pursues ways to fight the so-called superbugs that are growing increasingly resistant to inf
Cranfield University is an exclusively postgraduate institution and a global leader for education and transformational research in technology and management. Staff working in our School of Energy, Environment and Agrifood (SEEA) lead in delivering s
In accordance with Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the European Commission (EC) requested EFSA to provide a scientific opinion on atrazine in cereals and the appropriateness to maintain the current temporary maximum residue level (MRL) of
Northern Ireland Food Chain Certification (NIFCC) is a certification body specialising in the inspection and certification of food manufacturing and farm assurance quality standards. They are currently seeking applications to the following positions:
Mouldy food served in restaurants or shops is likely to be sent straight back with a complaint. But what happens if
Who will this consultation be of most interest to?
Producers and consumers of natural mineral water, spring water and bottled drinking water. Enforcement officers responsible for the enforcement of the Regulations in this sector.
What is the subject o
Last Sunday, Indian food-safety inspectors said they had filed a criminal complaint against Nestlé India Ltd. after finding dangerous levels of lead in a batch of Maggi 2-Minute Noodles sold in the country.
The Food Safety & Drug Administration in the
A new EFSA scientific statement reviews the different recommended safe levels of dioxins in food and feed. EFSA recommends and recently accepted a request from the European Commission for a comprehensive risk assessment for animal and human health re
Basic Function of the Post: This post doctoral scientist will have a PhD in Food Science or related discipline. The appointee will be involved in building and supporting the membrane fractionation platform within the Dairy Processing Technology Cent
EFSA has published its Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine, in which it estimates acute and daily intakes that raise no safety concerns for the general healthy population. The opinion also advises on the consumption of caffeine from all diet
The FSA has today published the final set of results from its year-long survey of Campylobacter on fresh chickens. Cumulative results for samples taken between February 2014 and February 2015[1] have now been published as official statistics, includi
On 20th May 2015 the EU Commission, pursuant art. 26 (5) and (6) of the Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 published the “Study on the mandatory indication of country of origin or place of provenance of unprocessed foods, single ingredient products and ing
