Authorities in the United Kingdom and Ireland are investigating a foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by norovirus in live oysters.
The oysters are thought to have come from Ireland and been purified in the
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Authorities in the United Kingdom and Ireland are investigating a foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by norovirus in live oysters.
The oysters are thought to have come from Ireland and been purified in the…
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has asked for input on a potential event covering what the food safety system needs to look like by 2030. The agency wants to bring together academicians, regulators…
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Five European food safety agencies have met to practice response to an emergency food safety incident.
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) of Germany, Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE) in…
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Authorities in the United Kingdom and Ireland are investigating Salmonella illnesses linked to a brand of liquid egg whites.
Seven confirmed cases of Salmonella Enteritidis have been reported in the UK and one suspected infection…
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has found some stores in the country had “deficiencies” in procedures to withdraw or recall food.
An audit showed four stores had no processes in place to effectively deal…
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Ireland is in the midst of one of its largest E. coli O157 outbreaks ever, with hundreds having been infected, according to a food safety expert.
Alan Reilly, former chief executive of the Food Safety…
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The European Commission has said France acted correctly when issuing an alert for a suspected foodborne outbreak caused by infant formula from Ireland despite further investigations revealing it was not the source of illnesses.
Alerted…
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The Danone company has been hit by several food safety issues recently, including a consumer reporting insects in a pack of its infant formula and another batch of baby formula testing positive for Cronobacter sakazakii…
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Ireland has launched a food safety and authenticity strategy to proactively identify and mitigate risk in the supply chain.
Implementation will focus on seven areas: communications; training; risk assessment; contingency planning; data capture, analysis and…
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No, Ireland’s new guidance for growing fresh produce is not just for potato growers.
The new guidance document and leaflet are available for free download at www.fsai.ie.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)…
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