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A total of 7,363 queries and complaints were handled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) Advice Line in 2022. Announcing details today of the complaints and queries last year, the FSAI stated that there were 4,058 complaints from consume
EFSA experts provisionally concluded that mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) do not pose a health concern. They also confirmed that some substances in the group known as mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) are a possible health concern.
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The PATH-SAFE programme, led by the FSA (Food Standards Agency), connects over 40 partners who collaborate regularly to knowledge-share, deliver and advise on how we can best monitor and combat foodborne diseases.
Scientists have looked at a range of interventions related to Campylobacter in poultry meat.
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbial Risk Assessment (JEMRA) reviewed recent data and evidence and provided scientific advice on control measures fo
Moldova has been given permission to export processed poultry meat and table eggs to European countries.
The decision follows a February meeting of the Controls and Import Conditions section of the Plants, Animals, Food, and Feed (PAFF) Committee, du
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The fifth World Food Safety Day (WFSD) will be celebrated on 7 June 2023 to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agricultural
The FAO and WHO have called for experts and data on two different subjects as well as announcing a webinar on cell-based food.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) call for experts
Interested parties are invited to share knowledge: The European Commission requested EFSA to produce an opinion in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, on new developments in biotechnology applied to microorganisms. This work is
EFSA has just republished a call for tender “Monitoring and Surveillance Data for Future Chemical Risk Assessment Needs in EFSA: Exploring New opportunities”.
The project aims to:
• identify and prioritise EFSA’s data needs for advancing human health
The European Commission has tightened the rules on the presence of arsenic in food products.
The allowed concentration of inorganic arsenic in white rice is lowered, while there are new limits for arsenic in some rice-based food items, infant formula
Resistance of Salmonella and Campylobacter to commonly used antimicrobials is frequently observed in humans and animals, reveals a report issued today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Autho
The latest data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of bacteria from humans, animals, and food shows there is still plenty of room for improvement in Europe.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authori
A public-private consortium has been created to investigate the potential food safety and quality issues posed by microbial contaminants in plant-based food products.
Partners in the project will look at microbes that are common in plant-based ingred
Most food companies feel leaving the European Union has affected operations while many said COVID-19 didn’t impact their ability to meet regulatory requirements, according to a survey.
The poll, commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), includ
People in Germany often eat raw or unheated food and are not fully aware of the related risks, according to a survey.
Findings come from a special edition of the consumer monitor by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) that focused
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a call for scientific experts wishing to become members of its Scientific Panels and Scientific Committee in 2024. The members of the Scientific Committee and Scientific Panels of EFSA are appoi
The latest wave of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) Food and You 2 survey, conducted between April and July 2022, shows that most people surveyed in England, Wales and Northern Ireland had made changes to their eating habits in the last year, with f
Health officials have been unable to find the source of a Salmonella outbreak that affected almost 30 people in Ireland and England.
The outbreak, which saw 11 people hospitalized, has been declared over by authorities.
Symptom onset ranged between N
