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Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
According to the EFSA "Consumer exposure to furan and methylfurans in food could lead to possible long-term liver damage. The most exposed group of people are infants, mainly through consumption...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published a summary of food products recalls or withdrawals between July-September 2017. Over this three month period, 25 food notices were issued. FSS’ publication...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:53
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the tenth report on food sampling activity in Northern Ireland that covers the targeted, risk-based, sampling and testing of food carried out by local...
Friday, June 8, 2018 - 14:02
As part of its commitment to educate the public about food science and technology, Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) has launched what will become a series of Food Science Fact Sheets...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
Defra has confirmed that bluetongue has been successfully picked up in a number of cattle imported from France through the UK’s robust post-import testing regime. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
Public Health England (PHE) is reminding the public about the importance of practising good hand hygiene, staying away from places like hospitals and care homes and avoiding preparing food when ill...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the last set of results from its third survey of campylobacter contamination in fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens. The full year’s results...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
Experts from EFSA have advised that migratory wild birds crossing the north-eastern and eastern border of the European Union are the most likely pathway for avian influenza to enter the territory....
Monday, July 23, 2018 - 14:43
For partners in health, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) and the...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has just released its annual report outlining its key activities for 2016 which highlight the significant outputs delivered across its core regulatory...