The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that six Closure Orders were served on food businesses during the month of August for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the EC (Official Control of Foods
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In Denmark, like the rest of the world food waste is an ongoing issue. It is estimated that over 700,000 tonnes of food are wasted or lost each year, equating to more than DKK11 bn (€1.4 bn) annually. The food industry is responsible for 133,000 ton
Millions of allergy sufferers across the country will be protected by a new law laid in Parliament today which will require more foods to be labelled with allergen information.
The law, which comes into effect from October 2021, will require business
The FSA has today published official statistics on food law enforcement by local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for the year ending March 2019. The information, provided by local authorities and compiled by the FSA, gives a detail
The FSA has today published official statistics on food law enforcement by local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for the year ending March 2019. The information, provided by local authorities and compiled by the FSA, gives a detail
Food allergies affect around two million people in the UK and hospital admissions for serious allergic reactions are increasing. This represents a serious challenge, not only for those living with the conditions, but also for businesses who need to s
Nestle Japan is accelerating its efforts to solve plastic waste by changing KitKat’s outer packaging from plastic to paper.
Health types in the UK report on six cases of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) following consumption of mussels in the United Kingdom (UK). The mussels contained high levels of heat-stable okadaic acid (OA)-group toxins. Here we describe the envi
TITLE Technical Executives, Data Collection and Analysis Two posts are vacant at this grade – one will be Brexit focused
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JOB ENVIRONMENT The FSAI is an independent statutory body, set up under the Food Safety
An international conference exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the safety of global food supply today heard that whilst producing food sustainably is a major issue, food safety needs to be central to any debate to ensure innovations in
A meat cutting plant in Preston, England has had their fine for public health failures increased following an appeal.
Chris Elliott, Professor of Food Safety and Founder of the Institute for Global Food Security, alongside Professor Moira Dean and Postgraduate Research Student, Kelsey Robson, of Queen’s University, Belfast, explore food fraud in parallel supply chai
Bacteriophage biocontrols have been approved for use and are commercially available in many countries, including the U.S., Canada, E.U. Israel, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand. Most are water-based, free of chemicals and preservatives and are
These publications provide estimates of the value of sales, value added, profitability, exports and employment for each of the ten subsectors of the food and drinks processing sector in Northern Ireland. These statistics are supplemented with fifteen
The War on Plastics is a global issue constantly present in the media and in our daily lives as consumers. A hot topic that was highlighted recently in a food alert by my colleagues in the German Market and that is gaining traction in the Spanish mar
The FSA has published the Year 4 report for the UK retail chicken survey which took place between August 2017 and July 2018. Samples were collected every quarter but after the first quarter only minor retailers were tested. The UK’s top nine retailer
No part of our economy matters more than food. It is vital for life, and for pleasure. It shapes our sense of family, community and nation: cooking and eating together is perhaps the defining communal act. The food system also provides jobs for one
A food systems approach (FSA) is a useful interdisciplinary conceptual framework for research and policy aimed at sustainable solutions for the sufficient supply of healthy food. A new report about this approach, entitled “The food systems approach:
The retailer is committed to removing excess packaging from Tesco brand and branded products. Tesco also briefed suppliers that from next year, the size and suitability of packaging will be assessed as part of category reviews and ranging decisions.
