Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Jonathan Bell has announced the establishment of a £6.7 million Northern Ireland Agri-Food Quest Competence Centre (AFQCC).
Hosted at Queen’s University, Belfast, the new Competence Centre will draw upon the
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Last Thursday, The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) published new guidance aimed at ensuring consumers are not misled by the use of marketing terms on foods. The guidance follows a public consultation carried out by a working group including t
Position: Quality Technician - night shift
Responsible for:
• Checking that all Good Manufacturing Practices are being adhered to
• Checking that all controls are being done in adherence to SOPs and immediate reporting of any non-conformance
• Ensuring t
When it comes to food fraud, the alleged violations are mostly related to non-compliance with labelling rules, falsified certification and /or documents and ingredient substitutions. These are the main conclusions of the Food Fraud Network Activity R
UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science
This is a new full-time academic post in the School of Agriculture and Food Science and is co-funded by the FBD Trust. Applicants should have a PhD degree in Agricultural Science, Health Science, Social Scie
Genome sequencing is helping to be more precise in foodborne outbreak investigation but has not recognised its full potential yet, according to a microbiologist.
Project Title:
Translating fundamental research on Listeria monocytogenes for the benefit of a multisectoral ready-to-eat food industry
Project Background:
This project is funded by the Food Institutional Research Measure and involves a number of par
The Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) hosted three EFSA representatives for a workshop on “Knowledge and best practices in risk assessment and risk communication” on 28 and 29 April 2015.
The event was part of the EFSA European Neighbourho
Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine
The person appointed will be responsible for the regulatory assessment of the efficacy of antimicrobial pesticide products and the active substances contained in such products.The ideal candidate will hold
The National Food Administration (NFA) in Sweden, has reported an outbreak of norovirus from imported frozen raspberries at an elderly care home in Ljungby.
It is time for the food industry to demonstrate that the natural, healthy food we eat is the result of food science and innovation, says one expert – but opinion is divided over how to achieve this.
As the agricultural sector faces mounting pressure to raise production, consumer trust in the safety of the food supply chain has been eroding, a European Commission official warned.
The EU's agri-food sector is increasingly becoming industrialised.
The notion that “a crisis is a terrible thing to waste” is credited to the American economist Paul Romer. Mr. Romer’s observation has since been echoed in a variety of contexts. It could be applied to stewardship of the food supply in the United Stat
Sharing the latest information on food science and technology is the aim of a new transatlantic partnership forged between the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) and the US Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).
On the 22nd April, the European Commission presented the outcome of its review of the decision-making process for the authorisation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) as food and feed. This review derives from the Political Guidelines presented
What are GMOs?
Food and feed generally originate from plants and animals grown and bred by humans for several thousands of years. Over time, those plants and animals with the most desirable traits were chosen for breeding the next generations of food
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 teams, th
Location: Charleville, Cork
Overview of role:
Reporting to the Site Quality Assurance Head, the Plant Microbiologist is responsible for managing the microbiological and plant hygiene agenda within a large food manufacturing facility.
Role Responsibil
The 17th Annual Food Safety Summit occurred at the Baltimore Convention Center last week, with over 1,200 food safety professionals from around the world convened to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the food industry including Food Fra
Collaborative investigations with the national health and food safety authorities identified cheese as the probable source of infection, traced to a processing plant. The magnitude of the outbreak, the first reported food-borne listeriosis outbreak
