IRISH WATER HAS apologised to approximately 600,000 people across parts of Dublin, Kildare and Meath who are affected by a boil water notice due to issues with the treatment process at Leixlip Water Treatment Plant.
The notice was issued yesterday af
In 2015, the National Food Crime Unit was launched in the UK. New Food Editor, Bethan Grylls, spoke to head of the unit, Darren Davies, to learn more about the organisation and how it is addressing food crime.
Following the 2013 horsemeat scandal, Ch
A large consignment of Chinese antibiotics suspected to be destined for unregulated use on a poultry farm in Northern Ireland has been seized at a British airport, raising fears of a new food scandal.
The Guardian has learned that medicine, believed
Further to FSAI food alert 2019.42, the FSAI has been notified of additional batches of bottled waters bottled by Celtic Pure in which Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococci or E. coli bacteria were detected. Please see tables of implicated brands and b
A court fined a caterer after more than 50 guests were struck down by food poisoning following a wedding in Staffordshire, England.
This past week Cannock Magistrates’ Court sentenced The Galloping Gourmet (Coulsdon) Ltd. after the company pleaded gu
Caroline Donovan (FSAI) will explain what you need to do to comply with the law on declaring the use of food allergens in non-prepacked food. In addition, Caroline will introduce you to Menucal which is our free online tool to help food businessses m
safefood is hosting a seminar on the microbiological food safety risks and challenges relating to fresh and frozen produce. The seminar will be of interest to anyone working in the fruit and vegetable sector, researchers, regulators and public health
Public Health England is investigating a number of E. coli O157 infections linked to the Isle of Wight.
Public Health England (PHE) is working with environmental health officers from the Isle of Wight Council to find the source of the outbreak.
Casein (milk protein) was detected in the above batch of Dunnes Stores Vegan Dark Chocolate Mousse. The product is labelled as dairy free and milk is not declared on the list of ingredients. This may make the affected batch unsafe for consumers who
Birds Eye is recalling Birds Eye 50 Chicken Nuggets with Golden Wholegrain because they may contain small pieces of plastic. The presence of plastic makes this product unsafe to eat.
A new service to help retailers and high street food-to-go operators monitor and improve the experience of allergy sufferers has been launched today.
Food safety consultancy NT Assure and compliance auditor Serve Legal have collaborated to develop t
More than 60 per cent of seafood products tested at Montreal grocery stores and restaurants were mislabelled, according to an update of a study that tracks rates of fish food fraud in Canada.
“The numbers reflect that this is an ongoing problem,” sai
Superchilling occurs when food is stored between 0°C and -12°C. At these temperatures the food product is partially frozen.
A three-year member funded research project that ran from 2016-2018 investigated how long a product can be kept at superchill
The European Commission has launched a call today to develop a research and innovation platform on food safety. It will make it easier for national food safety authorities, EU agencies, policy-makers, the scientific community and civil society to coo
As part of Food Integrity 2020, New Food is hosting a LIVE Twitter debate on 23 October 2019 at 3pm BST.
Professor Chris Elliott of Queen’s University, Belfast, will be taking over our account to discuss and debate food fraud challenges with our foll
This week, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union filed a federal lawsuit to stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s new swine slaughter modernization rule that eliminates line speed limits in pork slaughter plants
Reports about “plastic rice” are likely incorrect according to a food fraud expert who says it could have been actual rice that had been poorly stored for up to a decade.
Chris Elliott, professor of food safety and founder of the Institute for Global
LIDL GB is recalling Alpenfest Pretzel Ice Cream because it contains egg, hazelnut, milk, soya and wheat, which are not provided in English on the label. The product may also contain other nuts, peanuts and sesame, which are also not provided in Engl
Tea Board India on Friday warned of legal action against those adding colour to tea.
It said there was no provision for use of colour in tea and advised all stakeholders to follow the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines fo
