Posters

Food Labels – What Do They Mean?

Guidance for Retailers on Handling and Storage of Shell Eggs in Retail Premises

Pathogen Control in Farmhouse Cheese

Traceability: Chicken

Traceability: Cow

Traceability: Haystack

The purpose of this national survey was to determine: 1) the prevalence of Campylobacter spp. on a) the external surfaces of chicken packaging and b) the shelves of retail display cabinets and 2) to establish whether handling and cooking instructions deviate from accepted best practice.

Between 2001 and 2009, the FSAI conducted 17 surveys to investigate Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods on sale in the Republic of Ireland.

Increasing rates of obesity, along with a new understanding of the role of nutrition in the prevention of chronic diseases, indicate the need to evaluate the current food pyramid.

Evaluation of Ireland's food pyramid in 2008-2009 highlighted a need for guidance on energy requirements for different age and gender groups and the need for adequate provision of vitamin D.