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.
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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
Brazil 2014 World Cup sponsor Moy Park has invested over £1M in research and practices to help the poultry industry tackle the food poisoning bug Campylobacter.
safefood is responsible for promoting food safety and healthy eating on the island of Ireland. To support our knowledge base, we would like to invite tenders for research in the following subject areas: -
Project Ref: 02-2014
•“Folate status in pregna
More than 80% of people in Northern Ireland don't know the name of the bug that is the most common cause of food poisoning here, says a new survey by the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland.
The UK-wide research, launched today to mark the star
Dr Andrew Flanagan, received funding from the safefood Training
and Mobility Programme to attend the iFAAM (Integrated Approaches to Food Allergen and Allergy Risk Management) bi-annual meeting in Vienna in February of this year. Andrew Flanagan is a
The Food Standards Agency in Scotland is inviting tenders to carry a desk-based research study to review and assess the currently available rapid testing methods for detection and quantification of the marine biotoxins in shellfish flesh.
The Food Standards Agency's MyHACCP offers free step-by-step online guidance to food manufacturing and other food businesses on how to make sure you’ve got effective HACCP-based controls.
MyHACCP is a free web tool that will guide you through the pro
Chocolate maker Cadbury has recalled two products in mainly Muslim Malaysia after traces of pig DNA were found during a routine check for non-halal substances.
"Cadbury has voluntarily removed two of its products from the shelves," said the Malaysian
