Scientists have looked at mycotoxin issues in the cereals sector in Ireland to help better protect consumers.
Ireland is an important producer of oats and barley. While some of the output is used as animal feed, a significant proportion is used in the food and beverage industries.
Chris Elliott, an
Continue Reading Irish project shows the mycotoxin situation in the cereals industry
A project on food safety and authenticity in Europe and China has ended after more than four years of work.
EU-China-Safe included 16 partners from 11 EU countries and 17 participants from China such as government bodies, industry and research institutes.
Queen’s University Belfast coordinated efforts with help from the
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The head of the Food Standards Agency has said she is increasingly worried about the impact of local authority funding shortages on food safety.
Emily Miles said the coronavirus pandemic has served as a reminder of the financial problems local authorities have had to contend with in recent years. The
Continue Reading FSA chief sounds alarm on local authority funding
Scientists have shone a light on the cause of multiple serious and fatal food poisoning incidents in Uganda in 2019. They found all three outbreaks were caused by a single batch of a type of food aid called Super Cereal.
It is thought contaminated product, withdrawn after the first two
Continue Reading Researchers show Ugandan outbreaks caused by single batch of food aid
Barriers to tackling food fraud include the cost and capability of authenticity testing, a changing mode of operation, and a complex regulatory system, according to experts.
Contributors to an overview about food fraud said evidence suggests it continues to be an issue in the global supply chain. Prevention strategies include
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Reports about “plastic rice” are likely incorrect according to a food fraud expert who says it could have been actual rice that had been poorly stored for up to a decade.
Chris Elliott, professor of food safety and founder of the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast,
Continue Reading So-called plastic rice could have been the real deal, but stored for a decade
Some critics say that the health of British families is being put at risk because an ongoing retail “price war” on chicken is keeping investments from being made to help reduce Campylobacter contamination. Professor Chris Elliott, who conducted the British government’s inquiry into the 2013 horse meat scandal, says
Continue Reading Could the UK Chicken Price War be Adding to the Campylobacter Problem?
An independent report suggesting that the United Kingdom needs a special food police unit uses the Danes and the Dutch as examples and not the United States, where more than a dozen food industry executives this year have been subjected to investigations resulting in felony criminal charges. 
Professor Chris Elliott
Continue Reading New Food Police Unit Coming Soon to the UK
