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Monday, June 17, 2019 - 09:48
The top nine retailers across the UK have published their latest testing results on campylobacter contamination in UK-produced fresh whole chickens which covers samples tested from January to March...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 15:38
EFSA has released a new guidance on phosphates which reveals that estimated total intake of phosphates from food may exceed the safe level set by EFSA after re-evaluating their safety. EFSA’s...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 09:59
The National Audit Office has published the report entitled ‘Ensuring food safety and standards’. It focuses on the effectiveness of the current regulatory arrangements to ensure that...
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 13:40
Public Health England (PHE), The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Public Health Wales (PHW), Food Standards Scotland (FSS), Health Protection Scotland (HPS) and a number of local authorities are...
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 14:05
We are pleased to announce that we have just released a new function which will allow you to search our Register of Food Safety Professionals. All Food Safety Professionals using the postnominals...
Friday, June 7, 2019 - 08:52
EFSA has released the results of an EU-wide survey which reveals that 2 in 5 Europeans take a personal interest in food safety and only 1 in 5 say that food safety is their main concern when choosing...
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 13:28
New report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) states that the use of whole genome sequencing can improve the way antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is monitored in food and animals....
Monday, July 8, 2019 - 14:42
To celebrate the first ever World Food Safety Day, we have released a new Food Science Fact Sheet on Food Allergy. It has been designed to provide the public with clear, concise and...
Friday, June 7, 2019 - 08:43
In celebration of the first ever World Food Safety Day on 7 June 2019, we interviewed Denis Treacy FIFST, Chief Technical Officer, Culture Compass Ltd who tells us why he chose a career in food...
Friday, June 7, 2019 - 08:44
Sterling Crew, Chair of the IFST’s Food Safety Group talks to Andy Kerridge ahead of the first ever World Food Safety Day on 7 June 2019. Andy provides food safety & technology expertise to...