Millions of people living with food allergies, intolerances and coeliac disease will be able to make safer choices about the food they buy as a new allergen labelling law comes into effect today, 1 October.
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Would you go into a supermarket, buy three shopping bags of food, and then immediately throw one away? Statistically, that’s what’s happening to our food today. One third of all the food that is produced for human consumption, is wasted. When we wast
A sensor is being developed by an EU-funded consortium to check for pesticides or bacteria in fruits and vegetables.
The project, called GRACED, is coordinated by the Cyprus Research and Innovation Centre and includes experts from across Europe.
The United Kingdom government is to change the rules relating to gene editing to allow use of the technology.
The plans were published as part of the government’s response to the gene editing consultation by Environment Secretary George Eustice. The
Scope of Consultation
EFSA's Pesticides Peer Review Unit has launched an open consultation on the active substance Glyphosate to gather comments on the Rapporteur Member State’s Assessment Report
A parallel consultation on CLH proposal is ongoing
The Hub is a "one-stop-shop" for stakeholders who take action to fight food losses and food waste. This new digital platform aims to foster the exchange of knowledge and experience and to help disseminate the different initiatives carried out to tack
An audit by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) of halal claims on meat has found most companies are compliant with the rules.
Animals such as cows, veal, lamb, sheep, goats, turkeys, chickens, ducks, game birds, bison and venison are conside
The FSA has published its responses to recommendations by the National Audit Office from a report into the effectiveness of current regulatory arrangement
Irish public health officials have reported four recent outbreaks of Salmonella.
The four different salmonellosis clusters affected 15 people, according to a report published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) in Ireland.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today published a new guidance note Good Manufacturing Practices for the Production of Ready-to-eat Unpasteurised Fermented Plant-based Products to assist producers to produce safe products. The guidance wa
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Professor Colin Fricker, microbiologist and Chief Scientific Officer at Oculer Ltd on problem solving and the ongoing threat of foodborne infections
Professor Colin Fricker’s microbiology career spans 45 years and has a particular focus on the deve
We are running a number of free online training workshops for those working in small food businesses, including:
04 Oct Effective food safety part I (HACCP and Record-Keeping)
05 Oct Practical allergen management for food caterers
06 Oct Practical alle
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Question 1: Which county in Ireland is famous for
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Question 2: Which extra toppings would you expect to find on a Hawaiian pizza?
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We are running a number of free online training workshops for those working in small food businesses, including:
04 Oct Effective food safety part I (HACCP and Record-Keeping)
05 Oct Practical allergen management for food caterers
06 Oct Practical alle
Protect your business from food fraud
Food fraud is a constant threat to all food manufacturing businesses on the island of Ireland, regardless of size. But how does a food business operator know if their business is susceptible to food fraud? All foo
Professor Colin Fricker, microbiologist and Chief Scientific Officer at Oculer Ltd on problem solving and the ongoing threat of foodborne infections
Professor Colin Fricker’s microbiology career spans 45 years and has a particular focus on the devel
We meet Adrienne Shaw, Technical Manager of the Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory (NIPHL)
After graduating in Microbiology from the University of Bristol in 1982, Adrienne Shaw took up a role as Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer in the Ba
