Three final guidances and one draft guidance were issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration providing greater regulatory clarity for industry on the use of nanotechnology in FDA-regulated products.
One final guidance addresses the agency’s over
Following considerable cross-sector consultation, IFST launched its Register of Food Safety Professionals at our Jubilee reception at the House of Lords on 2 July 2014. The production of food and drink that is safe to consume is the number one priori
The Food Standards Agency have issued guidance for food businesses to clarify the steps that they need to take to control the risk of food becoming contaminated by E.coli O157 and what businesses should be doing to protect their customers.
The guida
In this article Professor Hugh Pennington provides a fifty-year historical perspective on food safety to mark the IFST Jubilee.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final guidance document addressing the use of nanotechnology in the area of foods, as well as a final guidance document addressing the use of nanotechnology in the area of cosmetics:
The MMWR weekly contains data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and reports on infectious and chronic diseases, environmental hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries
Congratulations to Lauren McMaster (safefood Network Coordinator) on receiving first in the class of 2013 in the MSc in Communications.
Below is Lauren receiving her award at Loughry Campus on 30th June 2014. The MSc in Communications is delivered a
There is a growing consensus that human activities may be changing our planet’s climate. These changes in climate have a number of possible implications for human health and welfare, one of which could be the safety of food.
This is a free tool developed by the Food Standards Agency to help smoked fish producers manage the risk of contamination of their product by Listeria monocytogenes.
L. monocytogenes is often found in the production areas of manufacturers of chilled
Professor Margaret Patterson has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for Services to the Agri-Food Industry, especially relating to food safety and quality. On hearing of the award, Margaret said she
A diagnostic tool that’s about the size of a credit card has identified a highly prized gut microbe.
The microbe contains interesting genetic sequences, but it has proven challenging to culture in the lab.
To help improve businesses' food safety capability, the Food Standards Agency are looking to join up with the UK's innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board, to co-fund Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) through the agency's agri-food supp
New research published today by the Food Standards Agency gives the most detailed picture yet of how many people suffer from food poisoning in the UK every year and how much food poisoning can be attributed to different foods.
Public confidence in the UK food chain has come under particular spotlight after recent incidents, according to the UK Government Chemist’s annual review.
A 40% increase in notifications concerning pathogenic microorganisms in food was reported to the EU’s recall portal last year.
Rainfall, the use of contaminated water for irrigation or for applying pesticides, and contaminated equipment are among the factors that cause contamination of berries with Salmonella and norovirus. These are some of the findings of a scientific opin
On Thursday 19th June The Institute of Food Science and Technology hosted a breakfast briefing in Riddel Hall, Belfast. This event, sponsored by safefood, offered an opportunity to hear Prof Chris Elliott, QUB discuss food crime, food fraud and updat
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health to launch new membership organisation.
Publication Date: 20 June 2014
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) will be formally launching its new membership organisation the Institute of Foo
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The Public Appointments Service, on behalf of the Department of Health and the Department of Health, Social Service & Public Safety, intends to hold a competition for the purpose of recommending a person for appointment to the position of Chief Execu
