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IARC Report: Red Meat, Processed Meat and Cancer
Monday, 26 October 2015
The
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an agency of the World
Health Organization, has published the results of its evaluation of the risk of developing cancer from the consumption of red meat and processed meat.
One stop shop event for small businesses in the North East region
Thursday, 24 September 2015
This FREE half-day event is specifically targeted at people thinking of starting a business, as well as small business owners and managers. Attending the event will allow entrepreneurs to:
• Better understand the key regulations that affect them so that they can focus on the main task of running their business
• Meet experts from a broad range of public bodies in an informal setting
• Get advice and find out about supports that are available from across the public sector
FSAI Raising Awareness of Access Rights for People with Assistance and Companion Dogs
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
The Food
Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) and Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind have come
together to raise awareness among food businesses of the access rights of
people with guide, assistance and companion dogs. The range of specially
trained dogs permitted into premises serving food has been extended to include
assistance dogs for families of children with autism and adolescents with
autism; companion dogs for persons with other disabilities; and pups and dogs
in training for these categories.
Shellfish Warning for Food Businesses
Thursday, 9 July 2015
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) together with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), today reminded food businesses, in particular in Cork city and surrounding areas, to only purchase live bivalve molluscs (LBM), such as mussels, from suppliers that are approved by the SFPA to place live shellfish on the market for human consumption. This advice follows the seizure by SFPA Sea-Fisheries Protection Officers of five tonnes of mussels which had been harvested illegally in the East Ferry area of Cork Harbour. This area is currently closed (since 23rd June 2015) for the harvesting of mussels due to the presence of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins, which can cause serious illness.
Suspected case of BSE
Thursday, 11 June 2015
The FSAI is aware of the statement issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the identification of a suspected BSE case in County Louth.
Concern Over Illegal Use and Disposal of Catering Waste
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is concerned that there may be illegal use and disposal of catering waste (swill). The feeding of food waste to animals can cause disease and it is an offence to supply food waste outside of the correct disposal channels.
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