Antibiotic resistance used to be a concern that was associated exclusively with hospitals. However, the focus of public health and policy efforts have now expanded beyond the clinic to include concerns about the role of agricultural antibiotic use on
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In the study, an injection of bacteriophages—also known informally as “phages”—nearly eradicated a toxin-producing strain of E. coli in contaminated spinach and ground beef, in some cases decreasing E. coli concentrations by about 99 percent.
The res
In every European country, there are thousands of non-scientists with access to more knowledge of physics than Galileo or of evolution than Darwin. The challenge is to make the most of this so-called long-tail of knowledge. Ultimately, it could be pu
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is to lay down statistical reporting standards for all studies submitted in a guidance document due for publication in October, reveals a new report out this week from EU Food Law’s publisher Informa Agra.
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Great summary video from the Food Integrity and Traceability Conference 2014.
Professor Chris Elliott, Director of the Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast, Michelle O’Neill MLA, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, and Dr Gary Kearney, Director, Food Science, safefood open the Food Integri
The Food Standards Agency’s consultation event on the future of raw milk regulation is now available as a video-on-demand. The event, which was chaired by broadcaster Julian Worricker, was held yesterday, 31 March 2014. It was streamed live online.
Rainfall, use of contaminated water for irrigation or contaminated equipment are among the factors that cause contamination of leafy greens with Salmonella and Norovirus. These are some of the findings of EFSA’s latest opinion on risk factors that co
A study conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency found that some high carbohydrate foods did not have acrylamide levels at levels that “would be considered unsafe for consumption.” The agency tested 897 high carb food samples from Canadian re
Using solutions containing peroxyacetic acid (PAA) to reduce contamination from pathogens on poultry carcasses and meat would not pose toxicity concerns, EFSA’s experts say. Some treatment applications are more effective than others, for example dipp
Each farm environment represents a unique combination that can influence occurrence and persistence of pathogens in leafy greens production, according to an EU scientific opinion.
The next phase of safefood’s childhood obesity campaign is about to start and so we wanted to share a quick update. We have continued to make small steps and we would like to share some of our plans for the next phase of the campaign.
As you may be a
Universities Ireland is offering 3 scholarships to students undertaking a recognised Master’s Degree or the first year of a PhD programme (taught or research) in the other Irish jurisdiction.
The Food Standards Agency is inviting tenders to design and execute a research study to identify and evaluate possible enhancements to improve norovirus removal from live oysters during shellfish depuration processes.
The FSA wants to commis
In Denmark, we have zero tolerance for Salmonella in chicken meat," said Birgitte Helwigh, Senior Scientist at The National Food Institute of the Technical University of Denmark.
That policy has reaped enormous benefits for consumers, Helwigh said, a
The widespread production of genetically modified (GM) crops worldwide has caused a sharp increase in the number of incidents where low levels of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been found in food and feedstuffs traded between nations, cau
A new laser sensor identifies Salmonella bacteria grown from food samples in less than 24 hours, about three times faster than conventional methods.
NISP Connect launched INVENT in 2014 to provide a showcase for the most exciting prototype technologies emerging from Northern Ireland. We take 24 teams through a programme of workshops and mentorship to pitch for a share of a £33,000 prize fund. Our
The safefood Training & Mobility Programme is now accepting applications for the 2014 programme. The Programme enables safefood Knowledge Network members to visit and spend time in another organisation to develop their knowledge/expertise in an area
The FSA is to test 4,000 supermarket chickens over the next 12 months as part of a major new survey to assess levels of campylobacter contamination in the UK.
