As the agricultural sector faces mounting pressure to raise production, consumer trust in the safety of the food supply chain has been eroding, a European Commission official warned.
The EU's agri-food sector is increasingly becoming industrialised.
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The notion that “a crisis is a terrible thing to waste” is credited to the American economist Paul Romer. Mr. Romer’s observation has since been echoed in a variety of contexts. It could be applied to stewardship of the food supply in the United Stat
Sharing the latest information on food science and technology is the aim of a new transatlantic partnership forged between the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) and the US Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).
On the 22nd April, the European Commission presented the outcome of its review of the decision-making process for the authorisation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) as food and feed. This review derives from the Political Guidelines presented
What are GMOs?
Food and feed generally originate from plants and animals grown and bred by humans for several thousands of years. Over time, those plants and animals with the most desirable traits were chosen for breeding the next generations of food
This role will assist in managing and developing a team of dairy product experts to develop, explore, test and validate Glanbia Dairy ingredients.Working within the R&D department, but with key contacts in operations, quality and commercial teams, th
Location: Charleville, Cork
Overview of role:
Reporting to the Site Quality Assurance Head, the Plant Microbiologist is responsible for managing the microbiological and plant hygiene agenda within a large food manufacturing facility.
Role Responsibil
The 17th Annual Food Safety Summit occurred at the Baltimore Convention Center last week, with over 1,200 food safety professionals from around the world convened to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the food industry including Food Fra
Collaborative investigations with the national health and food safety authorities identified cheese as the probable source of infection, traced to a processing plant. The magnitude of the outbreak, the first reported food-borne listeriosis outbreak
Funded PhD Opportunity: Emerging organic contaminants arising in rural environments: investigations in karst and fractured bedrock aquifers.
The aim of this project is to investigate the occurrence of synthetic organic compounds arising from rural ac
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The Public Health Agency (PHA) has released the final report of the Outbreak Control Team (OCT) investigations into the outbreak of E. coli O157 associated with Flicks restaurant in Belfast during 2012.
The response to control the outbreak was multi-
Tyson Foods, the largest poultry producer in the U.S., announced on Tuesday that it would strive to quit using human antibiotics in its chicken flocks by the end of September 2017.
The company, based in Springdale, AR, stated that it has already stop
On the 24th of April, a coordination centre run by Eurojust and led by the French Desk succeeded in stopping an organised criminal network involved in trade in illegal horsemeat. Police and judicial authorities from France, Belgium, Germany, Ireland,
Food giant Nestlé has suggested that the huge amount of data collected by companies such as itself and regulatory authorities like the Food Standards Agency (FSA) should be shared so that it can be ‘mined’ for information about emerging food safety p
Teagasc Post Doc Research Fellow Level 2 (PD2) - Food and Health
Description:In FHI-1 an extensive number of bacteria were screened for their ability to hydrolyse milk proteins. These were cultured in casein or whey protein-based substrates or skim m
A growing number of officials in the European Commission's health unit are complaining that health and food safety legislation is being delayed due to slow decision-making from Frans Timmermans, the Commission's First Vice-President in charge of Bett
MIT chemists have devised an inexpensive, portable sensor that can detect gases emitted by rotting meat, allowing consumers to determine whether the meat in their grocery store or refrigerator is safe to eat.
The sensor, which consists of chemically
Antibiotic residues in milk remain a problem for the dairy sector, according to a new report from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
It follows confirmation that one liquid milk producer, who had been found to have supplied antibiotic contam
Belfast Crown Court heard on Wednesday that compensation was paid to around 80 people by Moviehouse Cinema Limited - the parent company of the former Flicks restaurant at the Cityside complex, which was voluntary closed two days after the second outb
