The Food Safety Consultative Council (FSCC) of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) acts as a forum for debate on food safety issues and provides advice to the FSAI Board on areas of relevance. With a membership from the wider interests in foo
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – the ability of microorganisms to resist antimicrobial treatments, especially antibiotics – has a direct impact on human and animal health and carries a heavy economic burden due to higher costs of treatments and reduc
A coroner has confirmed a businessman who ate a sandwich in hospital died from a listeria infection.
Ian Hitchcock was being treated at the Royal Derby Hospital after being diagnosed with liver cancer in May.
As part of the ongoing re-evaluation of authorised food additives, under Regulation (EC) No 257/2010, EFSA is currently focussing on the safety assessment of sweeteners.
The Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) has developed two draft protoc
Zorba Delicacies is recalling batches of Aldi’s The Deli brand and Lidl’s Meadow Fresh brand Houmous due to the presence of Salmonella. The presence of Salmonella may make these products unsafe to eat. Point-of-sale notices will be displayed in stor
Customs officers in the Philippines have seized pork smuggled into the country from China.
Save the date! Microplastics and nanoplastics in food and feed, EFSA 25th Scientific Colloquium, 8-9 June 2020
Microplastics are small particles of plastic less than 5mm in size; nanoplastics are even smaller, ranging from 1 to 100 nanometres (N.B. 1
Irish Water cannot confirm how long the boil water notice will remain in force in parts of Dublin, Kildare and Meath but stressed that public safety remains the priority.
Irish Water says the areas affected include: Artane, Ashtown, Balbriggan, Baldo
Poultry farmers from across Northern Ireland are set to flock together on Tuesday for a major industry conference looking at the challenges and opportunities facing the sector in Northern Ireland.
The Northern Ireland Poultry Industry Conference will
More than 90 shellfish producers and processors, scientists, agencies and stakeholders attended the 11th Shellfish Safety Workshop earlier this month to discuss the latest advances in the field in Ireland.
The workshop, which took place on Tuesday 8
We all want to keep our families safe and healthy. But sometimes a simple mistake in the way we handle and prepare food can lead to serious sickness. With some germs like Salmonella, just a small amount in undercooked food is enough to cause food poi
People not washing their hands after going to the toilet, rather than undercooked meat, is behind the spread of a key strain of E. coli.
Experts looked at thousands of blood, faecal and food samples.
They found human-to-human transmission was respons
Further to FSAI food allergen alert 2019.35, Dunnes Stores is recalling all batches of its Vegan Dark Chocolate Mousse, due to the possible presence of casein (milk protein). The product is labelled as dairy free and in addition milk is not declared
The HSE has issued advice for how businesses and residents impacted by the ongoing boil water notice in the Greater Dublin Area should proceed.
Generally, the HSE has advised that anyone developing the symptoms of gastrointestinal infections, such
Retailers and the poultry industry have attempted to reassure consumers on the safety of chicken, after a seizure of Chinese antibiotics suspected to be destined for unregulated use on a poultry farm in Northern Ireland.
The County Tyrone farm suspect
Further to the FSAI food alerts 2019.42 and 2019.42 Update 1, the FSAI has been notified of the above additional batch of Applegreen bottled still water bottled by Celtic Pure in which Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected. This batch does not comply
Further to the FSAI food alerts 2019.42 and 2019.42 Update 1, the FSAI has been notified of the above additional batch of Applegreen bottled still water bottled by Celtic Pure in which Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected. This batch does not comply
On 19 September 2019, the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP Panel) endorsed the technical report entitled “Testing the study appraisal methodology from the 2017 BPA hazard assessment protocol”. This report focuses
The boss of the Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit has spoken of the need for industry input to tackle problems and urged patience for those eager to hear results of operations.
Ron McNaughton, head of the SFCIU at Food Standards Scotland, said f
According to CNBC, 3PM looked at 100 top-selling food items on the site and discovered that at least 40 percent of those had five or more reviews about the items being expired.
