safefood and the Institute for Global Food Security in Queen’s University Belfast hosted a one-day conference that focused on the analysis of food allergens, their management in the supply chain and the regulation and enforcement of food law on aller
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We talk to Stella Graham from the award-winning Foodovation Centre on how it helps small businesses take that next step to success.
The Foodovation Centre at North West Regional College in Derry-Londonderry is an award-winning centre of excellence for
Established in 1999 under the Good Friday Agreement, this year marks 20 years of safefood promoting food safety, and importantly North/South-working on the island of Ireland. During that time, we know that addressing food safety is a shared responsib
The safefood Knowledge Network moves into an exciting new phase, complete with a group of experts to guide the way.
In all areas of the food industry, food safety is the key element that underpins food production, ensuring that consumer expectations a
Threats to our food supply are more predictable than we think. Governments and businesses need to adopt a more defensive mindset, argues journalist Nick Hughes.
You don’t have to go far back in history to a time when the supply of food was synonymous
Stricter rules on Campylobacter have not yet led to a decrease in contamination based on figures from a German agency.
Almost a quarter of carcasses in the country had Campylobacter counts of more than 1,000 colony forming units per gram (cfu/g) in 2
The sheer imagination of the nefarious minds has enabled penetration of unhealthy substances in the daily consumables. On Tuesday, five men were arrested for supposedly producing and selling “fake cumin seeds” or jeera that were made using grass bits
A second customer is believed to have died from an allergic reaction to a product bought from Pret a Manger, the chain has said.
The person died in 2017 after eating a “super-veg rainbow flatbread” which was supposed to be dairy-free.
Sandwich chain
EFSA is seeking feedback from interested parties on its scientific opinion about public health risks related to the presence of Ochratoxin A (OTA) in food – a mycotoxin naturally produced by fungi such as the Penicillium and Aspergillus species.
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New revelations in an ongoing investigation into an international criminal ring show that some of the shipments tested positive for listeriosis
The FSAI today publishes its Audit of the Official Controls Undertaken by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) Regarding the Microbiological Classification of Shellfish Waters. The FSAI has overall responsibility for the enforcement of food
Failing to declare allergens on food labels is a breach of regulations and can put lives at risk. The law relating to allergen labels was changed recently to reduce the risks to consumers. But recent cases of flawed and misleading food labelling, som
EFSA has published its latest summary on the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in the EU. The report provides results on data collected in 2018 by all EU Member States, Iceland, North Macedonia, Norway and Switzerland.
Recently published Food Standards Agency (FSA) research on foodborne viruses included a large retail survey conducted in 2015-16. It showed that 5.3% of lettuce, 2.3 % of fresh raspberries and 3.6% of frozen raspberries, tested positive for Norovirus
Rapid risk assessment on the possible risk for public health due to the contamination of infant formula and follow‐on formula by mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH)
The Centre for Cross Border Studies is seeking a new Director. This person will start work in early 2020 and will take charge of a small progressive organisation promoting cross border cooperation through research, policy engagement, information prov
A SLAUGHTERHOUSE boss caught up in the 2015 horse meat scandal has appeared in court again for food safety offences.
Peter Boddy, who runs the Cross Stone Abattoir in Todmorden, was being prosecuted once more by the Food Standards Agency.
Boddy, now
The owners of New York-based Anchor Frozen Foods pleaded guilty to a $1.1 million (€990,000) scheme to pass off giant squid as octopus.
Roy Tuccillo, Sr. and Roy Tuccillo, Jr. imported giant squid from Peru, then used email and wire transactions to s
Acrylamide is a hot topic for food makers. It has been a year since the European Commission regulation obliging food business operators to apply acrylamide mitigation measures came into force. Kerry Group aims to help manufacturers step up to the mar
The FSAI is committed to creating an environment of openness and transparency. This public consultation process allows for those who may be affected by proposed changes to food safety legislation or who have an interest in the legislation, to contrib
