Yesterday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updates on the current Escherichia coli O103 outbreak linked to ground beef. So far, CDC has reported a total of 196 illnesses in 10 states. Twenty-eight people have been
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Each of us harbours hundreds of man-made chemicals inside our bodies because we are exposed to them in our daily lives. While individual chemicals may not be of immediate concern to public health, scientists now worry that certain mixtures of them ma
EFSA has updated its assessment of the risks posed by Xylella fastidiosa to plants and crops in the European Union. The new assessment provides new insights and conclusions on controlling existing outbreaks of this pest and preventing further spread
In honour of its 20th anniversary, in 2019, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is hosting a two-day international food science conference.
"The Science of Food Safety – What’s Our Future?” takes place in Dublin’s Convention Centre on 21st and
safefood has launched the 2019 series of workshops for small and medium-sized food businesses in association with Teagasc, entitled ‘Food Safety: Helping You To Get It Right’. These workshops will provide practical advice and cover areas such as:
- Food
In partnership with the Environmental Health Service in Northern Ireland, the safefood Knowledge Network organised training workshops across the region. The aim was to help food businesses operators understand the various factors that can influence t
The safefood Food Safety Skills Fund Programme enables safefood Knowledge Network members to enhance their skills, broaden their expertise and create linkages between those involved in food safety on the island of Ireland. Members can visit other lab
Congratulations to the winner of our last competition, Dr. Leonie Wallace, Public Analyst’s Library, Galway.
The answer to the previous crossword was FESTIVE.
safefood is delighted to offer one lucky crossword winner a luxury hamper of gourmet food fro
The safefood Knowledge Network has launched the Food Safety Development Award. It is to recognise food safety research carried out on the island of Ireland that has been successfully implemented along the food production chain (from farm to fork) and
Facilitating the transfer of research knowledge to SMEs is at the heart of what online magazine tasteofscience.com aims to do. Here, Dr Helena McMahon – External Service Manager at Institute of Technology, Tralee, and co-founder of the website – expl
Plastic pollution of the oceans is an environmental disaster, but is there a food scare lurking beneath the waves too? Journalist David Burrows reports.
Last year’s Volvo Ocean Race lasted eight months and covered 45,000 nautical miles. En route, one
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While considerable uncertainty surrounds the ecological and health risks of microplastic pollution, these risks will increase in the future if microplastic pollution continues at its present rate. Widespread ecological risks are likely in the coming
EFSA, the EU Member States and the European Commission are jointly launching a campaign called #EUandMyFood. Our aim is to remind EU citizens how we all benefit from the European food safety system that was created in 2002 under the General Food Law.
- Common European Database to stop unfavourable studies being withheld
- European Food Safety Authority can make studies public
- Addresses concerns raised during European Citizens' Initiative on glyphosate
New rules to ensure reliability and transpa
The 2018 report on the activities of the EU Food Fraud Network has been published today. It presents the voluntary exchanges related to food fraud suspicions within the EU AAC System. In 2018, a total of 234 requests for cooperation were launched in
The EIT Food Seedbed Pre-Accelerator Programme supports aspiring entrepreneurs to determine whether there is a market for products or services that utilise innovative agri-food technologies. This multi-location pre-accelerator programme will train an
IGFS is to host a doctoral training programme in partnership with Belfast-based international agri-tech company Devenish, offering two PhD studentships in research areas at the cutting edge of agri-food innovation. The Devenish Doctoral Training Prog
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today revealed that it now has a new DNA scanning tool to identify the entire DNA content of a food. The new analytical tool can proactively identify all the ingredients and their biological sources in a fo
