Listeria monocytogenes is a dangerous food pathogen that causes listeriosis. Although not very common, there is a high hospitalisation rate (about 19%) and a high death rate (about 20 – 30%). Listeriosis causes about 0.02% of gastroenteritis, but abo
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As an aside from safe foods, how about safe medicines? Perhaps herbal medicines bridge that gap?
Here is a new and arresting report from Kings College London, who reviewed global cases of aristolochic acid nephropathy and conclude that millions of peo
‘Horses for courses’ is an expression conveying that what is suitable for one person or situation might be unsuitable for another. How apt that it turns out some of us have been served up horsemeat as part of our daily diet for an unknown period in
Experts of renowned organisations have joined forces last August to address food safety challenges through the global integration of food safety research, training and policies. The initiative, called Collab4Safety (www.collab4safety.eu), received fu
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today launched a dedicated food safety training facility on its website to provide free online e-learning resources for food businesses. The first of the e-learning resources deals with food additives and f
The Media Fellowships aim to give scientists and their colleagues, the confidence and willingness to engage with the media and tackle issues of mistrust and misrepresentation and to give journalists access to new scientific expertise.
The scheme refl
Scientists and gamers alike can now play disease detective, through “Solve the Outbreak,” a new iPad app from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The app lets users assume the role of a disease outbreak investigator in the agency’s Epidem
Gut Reaction is the Newsletter published by the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre. The Spring edition is now available.
Bites is produced by the Food Standards Agency and provides an excellent overview of how food safety is organised within the EU, the newsletter includes viewpoints of representatives from the consumer sector, the food industry, the farming community,
The EUROSCIENCE OPEN FORUM (ESOF) meetings were established by EUROSCIENCE in 2004.
They are the only pan-European meeting place for scientists, science teachers, media, politicians,
industry and the public to debate issues of science and technology, s
The safefood Knowledge Networks has created an area on the home page call ‘Student Focus’. Here you will find useful resources and materials beneficial to postgraduate students.
As we become aware of new opportunities including funding, competitions
The Communication "Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe", (http://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy/pdf/201202_innovating_sustainable_growth.pdf) published on 13 February 2012 announced the establishment of a European Union Bioec
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a reorganization for the Foods and Veterinary Medicine (FVM) program that was implemented on October 1, 2012. Under the reorganization, the Office of Foods is now the Office of Foods and Veterinar
The European Commission is widening its search for experts from all fields to participate in shaping the agenda of Horizon 2020, the European Union's future funding programme for research and innovation. The experts of the advisory groups will provid
Incorporating titanium dioxide (TiO2) onto a thin low density polyethylene (LDPE) film and exposing it to UVA light can reduce microorganisms, according to researchers.
Pathogens, foodborne viruses and pesticide residues are the three most important concerns for the safety of fresh produce, according to the results of a European workshop.
Germs from food of non-animal origin (FoNAO) were responsible for almost half the number of deaths caused by food-transmitted pathogens, according to European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) analysis.
Euroscience Open Forum - ESOF is a biennial, interdisciplinary, pan-European general science meeting,
which aims to:
- Showcase the latest advances in science and technology,
- Promote a dialogue on the role of science and technology in society and public
Food policies and advice based on the best available science are needed to protect consumers from 1M cases of UK foodborne illness every year, according to the food safety watchdog, the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
This webinar aims to move the debate about food science and technology onto a more secure scientific footing.
