The Irish Laboratory Awards returns on December 3rd at the DoubleTree Hotel, Dublin showcasing the best of the best in this sector.
There have been many entries to date, however the closing date for entries is fast approaching:
Friday, October 17th a
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Revolutionary new food labelling featuring a tactile bump – so shoppers can tell when perishable food has gone off – has won its young designer a prestigious award. Unlike confusing and often unreliable best before and expiry dates, the label lets co
Taiwan's government says it will impose harsher penalties for food safety violations after a "gutter oil" scandal. Offenders will face seven years in prison for lacing food with banned substances or falsifying ingredients. If the violation results in
A method to detect E.coli has been developed by linking pH to the pathogen.
Knowledge Network member Adrian Waltho from Analytik Ltd highlighted this study which may be of interest to other members.
Together with the LGC, Analytik did a blind study of wheat adulteration (common wheat in durum wheat) with our VL3 multispectra
One year ago, CDC issued a landmark report sounding the alarm on the top drug-resistant threats to human health. The announcement this morning of the President’s Executive Order and the National Strategy to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria marks
Ireland is in one of the best locations in the World in terms of Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) resources, but requires enabling science and technology to access these resources. The SFI MaREI Centre is a cluster of key university and industrial partn
Grants are available for short visits to any country to support primary research in any subject area. The duration of visits is generally between one week and six weeks in length, the key objectives being to initiate one-to-one collaborations, explor
The QUB Research Fellowship Scheme has been established to attract outstanding and ambitious researchers from across the globe to join Queen's University. The successful Fellows will be able to access exceptional support to enable them to become lead
The Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland is responsible for ensuring food safety and the provision of advice on food safety and diet and nutrition issues to consumers, both directly and via a range of stakeholders.
There are vacancies within the
Temporary Externally Funded Non Grant-in-Aid Contract post, the indicative duration of which is up to 24 months, subject to contract.
A panel may be formed from which future similar vacancies may be filled.
Title of Project: Effects of selected poten
As we enter the final few months of 2014, FoodQualityNews takes a look back at what has hit the headlines this year.
safefood are recruiting for a full-time permanent Executive Assistant/PA.
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safefood is an all-island implementation body set up under the British-Irish Agreement with a general remit to promote awareness and knowledge of food safety and nu
There is strong evidence in the literature of the connection between diet and health. A poor diet has been recognised as a risk factor for the increased prevalence of chronic disease, as well as affecting the risk of future disease and having a role
The School of Food and Nutritional Sciences in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science, UCC is internationally recognised for excellence in education, research, and training programmes and is unique in Ireland for its commitment to food
Title of Project: Development novel processes for the isolation and characterisation of bioactive components from marine bio-resources.
Location: Teagasc, Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15
Reporting To: Programme Manager of NutraMara
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Urgent and comprehensive changes to the way the UK food system is policed are needed to protect UK consumers from serious organised crime, according to the independent inquiry in to the horsemeat scandal. It calls for a food crime unit with full pol
The FSA has published the results from its latest study looking at levels of the process contaminants acrylamide and furan in a wide range of UK retail foods.
This study is part of an on-going programme, in response to European Commission recommendat
The European Food Information Council has created an overview of foodborne viruses. Viral foodborne illnesses are caused by a number of different viruses, which can contaminate foods during all stages of the food supply chain.
Foodborne illnesses (i.
According to a new report, countries of the European Union and European Free Trade Association are the only ones in the world with “Superior” food traceability practices
The latest edition of Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, a p
