STATEMENT - UPDATE on beef 19th December 2008 1/12/2009
19 December 2008: safefood would like to reassure consumers that Irish beef and beef products are safe to eat. The affected cattle have been identified through industry traceability systems and will not enter the food chain. Read More
The tastiest turkey is just a mouse click or SMS away- NI 1/12/2009
12 December 2008: safefood has teamed up with award-winning chef, Neven Maguire to launch new turkey cooking guidelines for electric, fan assisted ovens to produce the safest and tastiest turkey this Christmas. Read More
The tastiest turkey is just a mouse click or SMS away- ROI 1/13/2009
9th December 2008: safefood has teamed up with Award winning chef, Neven Maguire to launch new turkey cooking guidelines for electric, fan assisted ovens to produce the safest and tastiest turkey this Christmas. Consumers can visit the safefood website www. safefood. eu or text ‘stuffed’ or ‘unstuffed’ plus the weight of their turkey in kilograms to 51500 to get the recommended cooking time for their turkey*. Read More
Irish pork product recall - UPDATE on beef 1/12/2009
8 December 2008: The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has advised that preliminary tests have shown the presence of marker PCBs in a number of beef samples tested. Read More
Children need to increase their consumption of leaner cuts of pork 1/12/2009
24 November 2008: A review of the pork food chain on the island of Ireland has revealed that children need to increase their consumption of lean, fresh pork, as currently too much of their pork intake is from processed varieties. Read More
New CD Rom appeals to children’s appetites 1/12/2009
21 November 2008: Earlier today, safefood and West Cork LEADER Co-operative launched Taste Buds, a new interactive education resource for eight to ten year olds. This teacher-led CD resource, launched by Minister Batt O’Keeffe, T. D. Minister of Education & Science, will teach children about the origins of their food and the importance of healthy eating and physical activity using five, fun animated characters. Read More
New research reveals social stresses have a major influence on what people eat 1/12/2009
5th November 2008: safefood research has revealed that social stresses which are part of daily life for many people from low socio-economic backgrounds are a major contributor to an unhealthy diet. The consequences of an unhealthy diet for longer term health include heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and some cancers. The research was launched at the safefood Food Poverty Conference in Dundalk earlier today. Read More
safefood encourages consumers to speak out! 1/13/2009
27th October 2008: safefood is launching a public awareness campaign designed to encourage consumers to speak out if they are not satisfied with hygiene standards when eating out. The campaign also provides restaurants with guidance on how to deal with issues raised by consumers. Read More
safefood works with the environmental health officers and the catering industry to address food allergy hazard (NI release) 1/12/2009
Today, Thursday 30th October: safefood is hosting a one day conference to launch a comprehensive training initiative to help protect consumers who suffer from a food allergy. The training which is the first of its kind will help Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) and Catering Lecturers to increase awareness of food allergen control in the catering industry. Read More
safefood works with environmental health officers and the catering industry to address food allergy hazard (ROI release) 1/12/2009
Today, Thursday 30th October: safefood is hosting a one day conference to launch a comprehensive training initiative to help protect consumers who suffer from a food allergy. The training which is the first of its kind will help Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) and Catering Lecturers to increase awareness of food allergen control in the catering industry. Food allergy is an emerging hazard for the catering industry and it is estimated that up to 3% of the total population are living with a food allergy. Read More