Newsletters Archive

FSAINEWS: November-December 2006

salt reduction initiative in bread in Ireland
FSAI & DAF meat hygiene regional meetings
Ann Westby memorial lecture
hygiene package training
counteracting obesity
EFSA consultation
regional meetings of the local authority veterinary service
principal environmental health officers meeting
national food safety surveillance system goes live
cope foundation participate in food hygiene training
FSAI assists in united nations project in mozambique
register of approved establishments
new molecular method launched for analysis of Salmonella Typhimurium
study visit from Malta
new food safety consultative council
prison service receives recognition for food services
new appointment

November-December 2006

FSAINEWS: September-October 2006

risk assessment of azaspiracids in shellfish
Chinese visit FSAI
global meeting to address spread of harmful enterohaemorrhagic escherichia coli infection
Professor Patrick Wall appointed as chair of the EFSA management board
2005 national residue monitoring programme
delegation from Jordan visit the FSAI
open consultation:
food improvement agents package
midlands food forum
nutrition and health claims made on foods: compilation of a national list of generally accepted claims
national ploughing championships
FSAI hosts meeting of EFSA working group
FSAI student placements win awards
seminar on enterobacter sakazakii
surveillance of infant food for pesticide residues
study visit from Malta
a case of botulism in Ireland
national microbiological surveillance: bacteriological safety of pre-packaged mixed salads
cooperation with the federal institute for risk assessment, Germany
new board member appointed to the FSAI

September-October 2006

FSAINEWS: July-August 2006

report of the national committee on folic acid food fortification
national salt reduction policy: further commitments from industry
marine institute successfully re-instates INAB accreditation in new facilities
FSAI and DAF regional meeting
control of salmonella in Irish egg laying hens among the best in Europe
butchers step up to the mark:
significant increase in haccp compliance
national microbiological surveillance: bacteriological safety and quality of cheeses made from pasteurised milk
national microbiological surveillance programmes 2006: update
agriculture and food show, 2006
health (country of origin of beef) regulations, 2006
joint FSAI/IUNA seminar on food consumption databases
open consultation
visitors from Sweden
FSAI highly commended for excellence in public relations

July-August 2006

FSAINEWS: May-June 2006

where does our food come from and what does it contain?
Ireland chosen to host the world seafood congress, 2007
Ireland’s scientific leadership acknowledged
FSAI advises of misleading Irish honey claims
memorandum of understanding
safe handling and serving of soft ice-cream
code of practice no. 1 - revised
bacteriological quality and safety of loose, cooked, sliced ham
regional meetings of the local authority veterinary service
local authority veterinary service annual conference
consultation on regulation 258/97 on novel foods and novel food ingredients
audit to determine compliance with labelling and traceability requirements
aquaculture workshop, Athens
aspartame: EFSA opinion
survey on levels of benzene in soft drinks
renewal of EFSA's scientific committee and panels
celtic food in a global economy

May-June 2006

FSAINEWS: March-April 2006

war over water
functional food
seminar: food packaging traceability
presence of ITX in food
fsai and daf regional meeting
benzene is detected in soft drinks
open consultation: food labelling
irish shellfish association annual conference
ucc’s new food product development showcase
eho training
newman scholarship programme
irradiation surveillance
new appointment: chief specialist in public health nutrition
new executive director for efsa
ehoa yearbook launch

March-April 2006

FSAINEWS: January-February 2006

one of the oldest professions?
new service contracts
national microbiological surveillance programme, 2006
verocytotoxigenic escherichia coli
fsai information resources: looking back on 2005
fvo programme of inspections, 2006
enforcement orders, 2005
fsai participate at external events
national food surveillance programme 2004 - microbiological sampling
irish attitudes to food safety
open tender: analysis of the fatty acid profile in food
changes to srm regulations
pesticide control laboratory moves to backweston
food safety training receives fetac certification
national meeting of pehos and fsai
commission regulation on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs
an update on bse and vcjd in Ireland
ucc alumni achievement award

January-February 2006