The Food Standards Agency has joined forces with the British Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to fund two early-career fellowships in food safety.
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safefood would like to advise consumers that as a precaution, frozen, imported berries such as blueberries, raspberries, redcurrants, blackberries and strawberries should be boiled for at least one minute before consumption.
This is as a result of an
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in the United States from 1998 to 2008. This data describes the number of illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths from contaminated foo
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting comments, scientific data and other information to use in an assessment of the risk of human salmonellosis associated with the consumption of tree nuts.
The planned risk assessment seeks to qua
Nearly 60% of consumers lacked confidence in the UK food industry to respond to food scares effectively, warns the latest research from research group Mintel.
Whether large- or small-scale, food product recalls tend to leave their mark on the industry and often alter practices for the better. In order to react quickly and responsibly to a voluntary or involuntary recall, all companies must be adequately pr
The largest meat recall in Canadian history began in September 2012 with the shutdown of XL Foods’ Lakeside plant just outside Brooks, Alberta.
This plant was the second-largest in Canada, representing one-third of the national beef processing capaci
The Summer Workshop: “Predictive Microbiology Modelling in Foods 2013” will take place from the 9th to 13th September in Portugal. This five-day summer workshop provides participants with an excellent opportunity to learn the different approaches to
GM crops are probably safer than conventional plants, according to the Environment Secretary.
Making the strongest call yet for the adoption of the technology, Mr Paterson told the BBC that that GM has significant benefits for farmers, consumers and
The FSA, in collaboration with the four agriculture/rural affairs departments, has produced a new Multi Annual National Control Plan for the UK. The plan details the roles and responsibilities of the different authorities and organisations involved i
It’s a scary thought, putting your health and wellbeing in the hands of complete strangers halfway around the world. And the number of high profile, and often deadly, food scandals that have made headlines over the years definitely doesn’t ease troub
A study published in the Journal of Environmental Health found that only 5% of consumers wash their hands correctly. Scientists trained 12 college students in the field of data collection. They then observed 3,749 people washing their hands in public
An annual report published on Europe’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) revealed that in 2012 almost 50% of notifications related to food and feed rejections at EU borders due to the risk they posed to food safety. Launched more than 30 y
Dr Andrew Flanagan, Executive Analytical Chemist with the Western Region Public Analyst’s Laboratory in Galway, is one of the many Knowledge Network members who have availed of the safefood Training and Mobility Programme. This programme allows the N
Microbiologists have developed a method that may reduce by more than half the time it takes health officials to identify Salmonella strains.“Compared to the current method being used nationally and internationally to subtype Salmonella, our approach
An interesting food safety article published in the New York Times showing how one fresh produce grower has introduced a programme to teach workers how to better spot signs of contamination in an effort to prevent the types of bacterial outbreaks of
Faced with the need to find a ‘game-changing’ solution to secure the future competitiveness of UK farming, a number of leading industry organisations have come together in an unprecedented move to establish the joint
innovation priorities for the pri
FDA released its third annual Reportable Food Registry (RFR) report to identify patterns of adulteration, target inspection resources and provide early warning on problems and public health risks from reportable foods. The report covers September 201
A technique looking at DNA sequences has been developed that is said to half the time it takes to identify salmonella strains, according to US scientists.
It is more hygienic to dry your hands with a paper towel than an electric dryer, a new study has found.
Paper towels are more efficient because they work more quickly than hot air and physically remove germs from the hand, an Australian researcher fou
