Temporary Five Year Project Administrator - AORAC-SA Horizon 2020 BG-14 Project
The Marine Institute is currently recruiting for an exciting Project Administrator opportunity as part of the AORAC-SA Horizon 2020 BG-14 Project. The Project Administrat
Teagasc has appointed Dr Mark Fenelon as Head of Food Research. The Teagasc Authority approved the appointment at its meeting in Tinahely, County Wicklow today Wednesday, 4 March.
Dr Fenelon will have responsibility for providing overall leadership f
According to new work by researchers from the Netherlands, New Zealand and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 14 percent of all norovirus outbreaks are attributed to contaminated food.
To estimate the proportion of illne
According to an estimate from the CDC, produce causes nearly half of all food-borne illnesses, while dairy and eggs cause 20 percent, meat and poultry are the culprits in only 22 percent of cases, and fish and shellfish just 6 percent.
A new CDC repor
In 1948, the First World Health Assembly called for the creation of a World Health Day to mark the founding of WHO. Since 1950, World Health Day has been celebrated every year on 7 April with a different theme. Each theme reflects a priority area of
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The work encompasses studies for the identification of bioactive compounds and assessing whether they have endocrine disrupting potential.
The post is available to be held either at Fellow (postdoctoral) or Assistant (postgraduate) level.
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Food safety has become a talking point of global proportions, resulting in previously un-thought-of partnerships and information sharing
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced its National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and
A new economic analysis found exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals likely costs the European Union €157 billion a year in actual health care expenses and lost earning potential, according to a new series of studies published in the Endocrine So
Researchers at Wageningen University and Ghent University (Belgium) have published a special issue on the "Impacts of Climate Change on Food Safety," found in the latest issue of Food Research International. In their report, they discuss not only foo
McDonald’s Europe announced the plan to end use of antibiotics classified by the World Health Organisation as “highest priority critically important”. It said it would phase out the use of fluoroquinolones and marcolides over the next three years.
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This desk study reviewed relevant literature relating to approaches that have been used or may be used for establishing exclusion zones for bivalve shellfish harvesting around sewage discharge points. The study also assessed technical and practical a
Up to 90 research posts are being created by a £19M investment at the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), but fears have surfaced that its privatisation could damage its work.
Now that we’re into 2015, what can the food industry expect as new regulations come into effect around the globe?
GFSR recently sat down with John Keogh to talk about food regulatory trends in 2015. John is a GFSR Industry Advisor and President and M
The Northern Ireland Food & Drink Association (NIFDA) is calling on the great and good in food to enter the 13th NI Food and Drink Awards, sponsored by Ulster Bank.
The awards, held biennually, are one of the highlights of Northern Ireland’s food and
Health-conscious consumers following dietary fat recommendations require meat that is low in saturated fat with preferably high levels of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. This review from Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety summarize
This collaborative effort is aimed at utilizing genomics to better understand what makes foodborne pathogens tick and then share this knowledge to make the food supply chain safer
Considered to be the single largest study ever, Mars, Inc. and IBM Res
The Food Standards Agency has published the results of its survey of undeclared meat in lamb dishes from takeaway outlets across the UK. The testing was announced last year and was prompted by evidence of ongoing substitution of lamb for cheaper meat
L’Oréal UK & Ireland, the UK National Commission for UNESCO and the Irish National Commission for UNESCO, with the support of the Royal Society have partnered together to provide a dedicated UK & Ireland For Women in Science Fellowship programme for
FSIS conducted an on-site audit of Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM) food safety inspection system from June 30 – July 7, 2014. This audit has concluded that DAFM has implemented a beef slaughter inspection system that
Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Safe Food Act of 2015 to Congress today. The legislation would consolidate federal food safety activities into one independent agency called the Food Safety Administra
