Newsletters Archive

FSAINEWS: Nov-Dec 2009

FSAI Marks Its 10th Anniversary
Pride and Confidence in What We Do
FSAI Survey on Consumers’ Attitudes
to Food Labelling
FSAI Meets Current Training Needs
Animal Cloning in Food Production
Seminar: Contaminants in Food
Requirement to Register Poultry
Slaughtering Premises
FSAI Seminar on Meat Traceability
Delegation from China Visit FSAI
FSCC Open Meeting
Legislation Update
Seafood Company Prosecuted for
Serious Food Safety Breaches
Increased Controls on Imports of
Products of Non-Animal Origin
Vitamins and Minerals in Food
Fortification
FSAI Attend SHOP Exhibition
Recent Publications

November-December 2009

FSAINEWS: Sept-Oct 2009

Salt Reduction Programme 2003 – 2012: Meeting Targets and Overcoming Barriers
Raw Milk — Old Issue, New Concern?
Pandemic H1N1 2009
Visit from the Saudi Food and Drugs Authority
EFSA Working Group Meets at FSAI
Consultation on Salt Reduction Programme
Microbiological Quality of Whipped and Scoop Ice-Cream
Examining Portion Size in the ‘Bread, Cereals and Potato’ Food Group
Euro-toques
FSAI to the Fore in the Progression of Management Systems
Chile: The Latest Country to Establish a Food Safety Agency
How Affordable Is Healthy Eating?
Commission Signals Changes to Testing for Marine Biotoxins
Meat Traceability —Everyone’s Business

September-October 2009

FSAINEWS: July-August 2009

30 Years of Keeping Consumers Safe
Food Control Charges – a Tax or an Incentive?
Closer Links on Food Safety
RASFF – 30 Years On
Checks for Zoonotic Agents in Food in Ireland
Legislation Update
National Microbiological Surveillance
Controlling Campylobacter spp. in the Food Chain
Golf Challenge: FSAI V’s Safefood
Chinese Students Visit FSAI
Pet Treats as a Source of Salmonella spp.?
FSAI and LAVS National Meeting
EFSA BioHaz Working Group meets at FSAI
Professorship for CEO

July-August 2009

FSAINEWS: May-June 2009

Food Safety Award for Colleges Goes to Trinity College/DIT
Food Safety Control in Difficult Economic Times
New FSAI Board Member
National Focal Point
Training on Microbiological Criteria for LAVIs
Delegation from Croatia Visit the FSAI
National Microbiological Surveillance: Microbiological Quality of Ice for Cooling Drinks
Code of Good Practice for Farmers’ Markets
IFSTI seminar
Legislation Update
Cross-Agency Labelling Training Workshops
New Scientific Opinion Published: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and the Possible Links to Crohn’s Disease
Seminar on Gluten-Free Food
Presentation on the Irish Dioxin Crisis
FSAI-Sponsored IFSTI Competition in Memory of Ann Westby
FSAI QMS Makes an Impression on NSAI
Prosecutions Listed on Website
Open Consultation on Salt Reduction Programme

May-June 2009 

FSAINEWS: March-April 2009

Annual Conference of the Local Authority Veterinary Service
New European Food Labelling Regulations Put On Hold
Survey of Trans Fatty Acids in Fast Food
Wild or Farmed? Using DNA to Identify the Origin of Atlantic Salmon
Galway Fish Processor Prosecuted for Misleading Labelling
Charges against Fish Companies Dismissed
Outbreak of E.coli O157 in South Wales in 2005: Lessons for Food Controls
Unauthorised GM Rice Flour in Ireland
Labelling Gluten-free Foods: An Update
Legislation Update
New Website Launched

March-April 2009 

FSAINEWS: January-February 2009

Ten Years On – Taking Stock and Looking Forward
Food Supplements – Easy To Take Or Hard To Swallow?
Safe Catering Pack — A User Friendly Approach to HACCP
Voluntary Fortification With Folic Acid Reduces Folate Deficiency
Folic Acid: an Update on Scientific Developments
Supplement — Irish Dioxin Crisis
New Legislation on Additives, Flavourings and Enzymes
Shellfish Monitoring in Ireland
UCD Centre for Food Safety
List of Article 13 Health Claims Published on EFSA website
Junior Achievement
New Chief Specialist Veterinary Public Health
Visiting Professorship for CEO
January-February 2009