Summer school in Micro and Nano Sensors at DTU Denmark
Luiza Wasiewsk has a Bachelor’s in Dietetics and decided to switch her career focus to Food Safety, and completed a Master’s Degree specialising in food microbiology at Wageningen University in
All Posts (4485)
Sort by
A leading British businessman and politician will consider the future of the UK food and agri-food industries at the George Scott Robertson (GSR) Memorial Lecture, on Wednesday 6 November.
Lord Mark Price (below right), a former Managing Director of
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that ten Closure Orders and one Prohibition Order were served on food businesses during the month of September for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the
Our understanding of how microflora changes in a product during its shelf-life is incomplete - especially for spoilage organisms. We also do not fully understand the impact of naturally occurring microbes on any contaminating pathogens. Our new membe
In last month’s newsletter we gave you an overview of the main changes in BRC Global Standard for Packaging - Issue 6. In response to these changes, we’re launching a new service that will help you prepare for auditing against the new standard. As pa
The UK Government has issued a warning to poultry producers in the wake of the remaining threat from winter avian flu.
The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) has released its “Foodborne Illness Source Attribution Estimates for 2017.” The annual report estimates the degree to which four pathogens—Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157, Listeria monocyt
Date: 05 November 2019
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Location: Crown Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin
safefood is hosting a seminar on the microbiological food safety risks and challenges relating to fresh and frozen produce. The seminar will be of interes
EFSA is launching a public consultation on the risks to public health related to the presence of aflatoxins in food. Aflatoxins are mycotoxins produced by two species of Aspergillus, a fungus found especially in areas with hot and humid climates. Afl
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, today announced an extension to the closing date for the Public Consultation on Ireland’s next Agri-Food Strategy to 2030.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D. has announced the projects that will receive funding this year from his Department, under the Rural Innovation and Development Fund, for initiatives aimed at reducing food waste ge
DATE: 23 OCTOBER 2019
TIME: 15:00 BST
As part of Food Integrity 2020, New Food is hosting a LIVE Twitter debate on 23 October. Professor Chris Elliott will be taking over our account to discuss and debate food fraud challenges with you!
"Food frau
An outbreak of norovirus in Ireland last month has been linked to eating food at a leisure facility.
The source of some infections were foodborne while others were due to person to person transmission.
Please find attached a spreadsheet of the current catalogue of project ideas. These projects are now open for expressions of interest. If you would like to express an interest in any of the projects please indicate the project(s) on the spreadsheet a
During a 15-year period a total of 26 foodborne outbreaks were due to consumption of raw, unpasteurized milk in England and Wales, according to results of a study. A review published in the journal Epidemiology and Infection reports the risk of illne
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Connecticut has announced that Memet Beqiri, 32, owner and general manager of New England Meat Packing, LLC, and Debbie Smith, 60, the company’s former Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) coordinator/qual
Beef products are one of the main sources of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections around the world, according to a report published by the FAO and WHO. Fresh produce was also a significant source.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unit
Sushi is now widely available in Ireland. Sushi is perceived as a healthy food product by consumers and therefore
demand is growing. Media reports indicate that the sushi trend in Ireland has experienced a dramatic increase in
recent years, with an 80%
Two new studies by Irish environmental scientists have established a shellfish “fingerprint”, tracing the food from sea to plate with pinpoint accuracy .
It is envisaged that the breakthrough could help speed up recalls in the case of outbreaks of fo
Based on a common definition of food waste, a new methodology entered into force on 27 September, with a view to ensure coherent monitoring of food waste levels across the EU.
