Newsletters Archive

FSAINEWS: November-December 2008

irish food safety control system works
problem identified – problem tackled – problem solved
new control measures on products from china
call for membership of efsa’s scientific committee and panels
parasitic worms in fish
fvo general audit 2008
food safety consultative council open meeting
legislation update
meetings with official agencies
survey of food packaging companies
audit of fsai qms

November-December 2008

FSAINEWS: September-October 2008

nanotechnology - the new science (or is it)?
hse environmental health service moves to population health
new legislation on nitrites and nitrates in meat products
fsai attend ploughing championships
salt and health: an update on the salt reduction programme
very low calorie diets
compendium of food law
vitamins and minerals in food fortification
substantiation of health and nutrition claims: an uphill journey for the food industry
sandwiches and human listeriosis in care settings – a cause for concern?
legislation update
red 2g in sausages and burgers
withdrawal of nylon kitchen utensils
fsai at shop exhibition
fsai to merge with other state bodies

September-October 2008

FSAINEWS: July-August 2008

scientific opinions from EFSA
multi-national salmonella agona outbreak
green potatoes
legislation update
Irish packaging industry: survey
European cooperation:
article 36 list open
visit from Bulgaria
climate change: implications for food safety
delegation from turkey visit FSAI
open consultation

July-August 2008

FSAINEWS: May-June 2008

food safety award goes to dublin student
illness due azp
publications in several languages
fscc meeting
gluten and gluten-free foods
minister presents ec approval
numbers to galway abbatoirs
esco working group meet in dublin
fsai hosts efsa working group meeting
legislation update
novel food applications assessed by the fsai
d’arcy foods limited appeal conviction
survey of irradiated food
survey of trans-fatty acids
proposed revision of the food labelling laws
efsa consultation
leading scientists invited to sign up to efsa’s expert database
open consultation
visit from the norwegian scientific committee
recent publications

 May-June 2008 

FSAINEWS: March-April 2008

cryptosporidium - protecting your food business
prosecution for mislabeling of beef and poultry
examination of the microbiological status of food preparation surfaces
gm food survey, 2007
international workshop on shellfish safety
food safety in catalonia
updated report on zoonotic tuberculosis and food safety
nutrition labelling – what does it mean?
food safety crisis planning at the fsai
open consultation
legislation update
food safety competition 2008
recent publications

March-April 2008

FSAINEWS: January-February 2008

Ireland’s national list of health claims
EU guidance on implementation of regulation 1924/2006
information resources, 2007
food industry delivers on salt reductions
legislation update
guidance and training in determining product shelf-life
EFSA call for expressions of interest for membership of scientific panels
listeria monocytogenes
animal cloning
labelling enforcement working group
European zoonoses report 2006
supervisory arrangements
enforcements orders, 2007
FVO programme of audits and inspections, 2008
expertise in the area of food regulatory affairs

January-February 2008