Looking for a new start or a brand-new opportunity in 2014?
University of Ulster is delighted to offer 70 Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) funded places on the following full-time STEM postgraduate courses, starting in January 2014:
- MSc
The Northern Ireland Strategic Committee on Food Surveillance has published its report on food sampling activity carried out in Northern Ireland in 2012. The report covers the targeted, risk-based, sampling and testing of food carried out by local co
Published in the Official Journal of the European Union of 21.12.2013 – 2013/S 248-431818- the call for tender is open until 12.02.2014.
Foodborne illness outbreaks result when two or more persons develop similar symptoms of illness (gastroenteritis) after eating a common food, or become ill after consuming food from a common source. Such events occur relatively frequently and create
Are you involved in public engagement with research? Have you been involved in a great project that you want to share? Why not enter the Engage 2014 Competition.
The National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) are running this nationa
Molecular typing methods are laboratory techniques, such as whole genome sequencing, that enable the classification and comparison of strains of disease-causing bacteria. EFSA’s Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) has reviewed the methods for typing
Carbapenems are antimicrobials used for the treatment of serious infections in humans. Resistance of bacteria to carbapenems poses a public health risk as it could leave few available therapeutic options for patients. To date, only a few studies have
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today is implementing a plan to help phase out the use of medically important antimicrobials in food animals for food production purposes, such as to enhance growth or improve feed efficiency. The plan woul
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today released its Salmonella Action Plan that outlines the steps it will take to address the most pressing problem it faces--Salmonella in meat and poultry product
Ponderosa Roasting Coffee Company is dedicated to producing safe and quality coffees for their customers. This is a process that starts with the green coffee beans that we purchase, the roaster we use, our equipment maintenance and all the way to pac
Drive out fear. If you are familiar with the work of legendary management consultant, W. Edwards Deming, this phrase is nothing new.
At the root of it, food safety is about the creation and handling of quality products using quality inputs and qualit
The Food Standards Agency is inviting tenders to carry out a microbial evaluation of poultry and pork Mechanically Separated Meat (MSM) compared with fresh cuts of meat, meat preparations and minced meat products.
This interim report sets out the current weaknesses of supply chain networks in the UK (ahead of the final report to be published in spring 2014), and suggests measures that can be taken to address them.
Professor Chris Elliott, Professor of Food Saf
The European FVO (Food and Veterinary Office) have just released the work programme for 2014.
Salmonella typing results from public health national reference laboratories in the EU are ‘encouraging’, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
The first call for applications opens on Wednesday 11th December, 2013. For details, visit EU Horizon 2020.
InterTradeIreland has developed the Horizon 2020 web portal and accompanying mobile Apps to encourage North/South collaboration across the island bringing together innovative SMEs, researchers, academic institutes and other organisations with the aim
CDC has released a new update to Solve the Outbreak, the popular, free iPad app that puts you in the shoes of a member of the Epidemic Intelligence Service. The app now has six newly released outbreaks, giving you lots of opportunities to have fun. D
Dr David Lee of the Public Analyst Laboratory, Cork, describes his experiences on the safefood Training and Mobility Programme.
A report by the EU Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety has called for stronger policing of the food industry and tougher penalties for fraud.
