The safefood podcasts bring you insights and advice from leading experts on food safety. Through our podcast series, we’ll be looking at factors that shape the food industry on the island of Ireland. Recent topics include: Is remote auditing here to

College of Agriculture Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Loughry Campus offers a wide range of accredited and non-accredited training courses aimed specifically at the food industry. Like every other aspect of provision, CAFRE has had to adapt the way

ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — A Gwinnett County man is behind bars, as police continue searching for nine more suspects who they believe played a role in a food poisoning insurance fraud ring.

The initial investigation focused on two suspects but quickly expa

Established in 1999 under the Good Friday Agreement, this year marks 20 years of safefood promoting food safety, and importantly North/South-working on the island of Ireland. During that time, we know that addressing food safety is a shared responsib

The safefood Knowledge Network moves into an exciting new phase, complete with a group of experts to guide the way.

In all areas of the food industry, food safety is the key element that underpins food production, ensuring that consumer expectations a

Mock Food Allergy Prosecution Trial                                     

Derek with wife Tina and son Mike, run Gluten Free Ireland (www.glutenfreeireland.com) which they established when Tina was diagnosed with coeliac disease fourteen years ago. S

Every day people ask me the question about whether we are too clean. My first answer is that if we were too clean, then so many people would not fall ill from a food related disease, or for that matter flu and colds.

These diseases are preventable –

Since I completed my third level studies (awarded a BSc. Degree in Applied Science and an MSc. in Instrument Analysis), I have been working for 28 years as an Analytical Chemist in various laboratories, both in industry and in the Public Service. In

Food allergies can bring untold worry to a family as they navigate a world full of potential dangers. Immunotherapy, however, may offer a promising solution for some, says Professor Jonathan Hourihane, Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health at Uni

Providing training and support to parents and early childcare providers on all aspects of food, healthy eating and food safety, Shirley Hawkes, Operation Manager for Early Years, talks about food allergen training in the early childcare sector in Nor

The Food Information for Consumers Regulation (No. 1169/2011) came into force in December 2014 and requires caterers to provide their customers with information on 14 common food allergens.

If you, your child or family member have a food hypersensiti

Over 170 scientists with a wide range of expertise have started their three-year term as experts for EFSA’s eight scientific Panels and Scientific Committee.

Members of four panels gathered at EFSA this week for their inaugural meeting: the Panel on

Dr Andrew Flanagan received funding from the safefood Training and Mobility Programme to attend the 4th iFAAM (Integrated Approaches to Food Allergen and Allergy Risk Management) bi-annual meeting in Brussels in March of this year. Andrew is an Exe

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