2012

Invitation to tender for research projects

14 December 2012. To support our knowledge base, we would like to invite applications for specific research projects in the following subject areas:

A safe and delicious Christmas with safefood

10 December 2012. Some handy tips to ease the stress and help you cook safely this Christmas.

New study reveals the annual cost of overweight and obesity on the island estimated to be €1.64 billion

28 November 2012. 13 recommendations suggested with urgent action required – issue poses significant threat to health and major challenge for health services.

New campaign urges consumers to check the dates and cut food waste

19 Nov 2012. 1 in 3 believes ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ mean the same thing.

New research published by safefood reveals extent of food poverty in Ireland

16 Oct 2012. 10% of people are now living in food poverty.

Statement on new BAI Children's Code

12 Oct 2012. In response to the announcement by the BAI of new rules to be applied to the advertising of High Fat, Salt and Sugar (HFSS) food and drink to children, safefood has issued the following statement.

Call for expressions of interest for All-island CFI Programme

2 Oct 2012. Healthy Food for All is calling for Expressions of Interest to participate in the safefood funded all-island Community Food Initiatives (CFI) Programme for 2013-15.

Chinese Takeaway meal for one contains enough food for two people

28 Sept 2012. Eating a typical Chinese takeaway meal of a starter, main course and egg fried rice can contain much more calories than an adult’s total daily requirement

Public Appointment - Member of Scientific Advisory Committee

18 Sept 2012. safefood invites applications from individuals who wish to nominate themselves to serve as a member of our Advisory Committee.

Chicken even more popular with consumers but still needs careful handling

10 Sept 2012. While consumers seem highly aware of the food safety issues around chicken, unsafe practices, such as rinsing chicken under the tap, persist.

Burger meals provide more than your dietary requirements for the day

16 July 2012. Research also reveals that one third of takeaway ‘kids’ burgers larger than ‘regular’ burgers.

NI households could save £480 a year by making the most of food leftovers

11 June 2012. Food Safety Week campaign highlights how food waste can be reduced.

Men on island of Ireland less concerned about healthy eating and food safety

7 May 2012. Report finds men’s health at risk because of their behaviour towards food.

Consumers' food behaviour under spotlight at major international conference

5 June 2012. The factors that influence people's behaviour towards food will be the subject of a major two-day international conference being held in Cork this week.

Reminder to practice good food safety barbeque habits

24 May 2012. With the weather getting hotter, safefood is reminding consumers to be mindful when cooking meat on the barbeque

‘Whodunit’ dirty dishcloths under the microscope at Balmoral!

16 May 2012. Visitors to this year’s Balmoral Show were invited to play detective at the safefood interactive stand..

Barriers to eating fish still remain

14 May 2012. Fish consumption particularly low among children and 18-35s.

New safefood research ‘dishes the dirt’ on dishcloths

29 March 2012. More than a quarter of household dishcloths contaminated with the raw meat bacteria E. coli.

Statement on BAI Children's Code

30 Mar 2012. safefood's response to the new BAI Children’s Commercial Communications Code.

12 inch pizza can contain more than total recommended daily calorie intake

27 Feb 2012. A person eating an ‘average’ 12 inch size pizza in one sitting can consume more than their entire requirement of calories, saturated fat and salt for a full day according to new research by safefood.

2 in 3 adults overweight

17 Jan 2012. New research reveals that despite 2 out of 3 adults on the island of Ireland being overweight, only 40% of adults classify themselves as such.

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