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Updated Healthy Eating Guidelines Guide to Improve Nation's Diet
The FSAI today published the updated Healthy Eating, Food Safety and Food Legislation – a Guide Supporting the Healthy Ireland Food Pyramid. The Guide describes in colourful detail how to make the best food choices for health and provides practical advice to protect people in Ireland from 5 years of...
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Wicklow Student Wins FSAI Special Award at BT Young Scientist
The FSAI presented a Special Award at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.
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EU Commission consultation on contingency plan for ensuring food supply and food security
The European Commission has developed a ‘farm to fork’ strategy that includes the development of a contingency plan to ensure the EU’s food supply and food security in the event of future crises.
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New food labelling information system for food businesses
The European Commission has created a new Food Labelling Information System which provides a user-friendly IT solution which enables food businesses to select a food and automatically retrieve the mandatory EU labelling indications that should appear on their products.
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Pilot Nutrivigilance System for Adverse Toxicological Events
Pilot nutrivigilance system for adverse toxicological events to help protect consumers' health.
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Breakfast Bite on 3 March: Food labelling for food businesses – what you need to know
In this short Breakfast Bite, Clodagh Crehan (FSAI) will cover all of the information that by law, must be declared on the label, regardless of the size of your food business. It is suitable if you own or work in a food business and also, for those of you who are thinking about setting up a new food...
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Breakfast Bite on 8 April: Starting a Food Business - What you Need to Know
In this short Breakfast Bite, Foteini Bompola (FSAI) will outline what you need to do in order to set up a food business, who you should talk to and what food legislation you need to comply with. The presentation will cover all types of food businesses, including food trucks and other mobile units. ...
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New Rules on Transparency and Sustainability in the EU Food Safety System
New regulation on transparency and sustainability in the EU food safety system
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EFSA opinion on titanium dioxide (E171) published
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an opinion today that concluded that based on the overall evidence available, titanium dioxide (E171) can no longer be considered as safe when used as a food additive.
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Breakfast Bite event on 24th June: The legal position of cannabis-based food products like CBD oils
In this short webinar, Dr Pat O’Mahony (FSAI) will discuss the legal situation governing the sale of cannabis/hemp products as food in the EU and specifically in Ireland. To help businesses and individuals comply with the complex legal requirements in this growing area of food interest, th...
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