From the edges of the Universe to kitchens everywhere

This week safefood will bring our ‘Germ Scene Investigation’ stand to the Ploughing Championships from the 25th – 27th September.

25/09/2012   by David McCleery   0 Comments

New data on salt intake from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) have reported a reduction in salt intake in adults from food (not including salt added while cooking or at the table).

27/10/2011   by Barbara Whelan   0 Comments

New Nutrition Guidelines for Europe

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is currently updating the dietary reference values (DRVs) published in 1993. These will provide comprehensive nutrition guidelines, for example for food label...

13/06/2011   by Christine Connolly   0 Comments

Insights into Attitudes to Food

The Food Standards Agency has published the first wave of an extensive new survey called “Food and You”, which reveals information about people’s behaviour and attitudes towards food issues such as fo...

10/03/2011   by Christine Connolly   0 Comments

New advice for vitamin D supplementation

The HSE, Department of Health and Children and Food Safety Authority of Ireland have issued new advice on vitamin D in the Republic of Ireland. All infants under 12 months, whether breastfed or formul...

04/03/2011   by Christine Connolly   0 Comments

Too many cooks... are never enough

A colleague told me on Wednesday about how she made homemade cookies with her 2 girls last weekend, which were a great success for lots of reasons; her kids loved get...

04/02/2011   by Dermot Moriarty   0 Comments

Why dashboard dining is a table for one

Hi there and it's good to be back from holidays. I had a great break and enjoyed spending more time with the kids. Thanks to all the guest bloggers who filled in while I was away.  Back to the blog in hand. My work at safefood involves a rang...

06/09/2010   by Dermot Moriarty   1 Comments