The Coronavirus pandemic is more of a food security and trade problem than a food safety issue, according to experts.
The “COVID-19 & Food Safety Global Summit” was organized by the International Association for Food
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is to host a virtual meeting in October on climate change.
Scientists led by EFSA have developed a way to judge possible effects of climate change on emerging risks
Continue Reading EFSA to host meeting on climate change and food safety
One of the year’s largest food safety conferences is now planned to be a virtual event, according to an announcement from the organizers of the Food Safety Summit.
The event, annually set in the first
Continue Reading COVID-19 pushes conference off the in-person stage into virtual realm
Editor’s note: This article, Part 2 of 2, summarizes oral and poster presentations from a three-day meeting of the One Health European Joint Program.
A European project involving foodborne zoonoses research held its annual meeting
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Food safety has been chosen as the theme of World Accreditation Day in June.
The global annual initiative on June 9, established by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and International Accreditation Forum (IAF), promotes
Continue Reading Food safety will be theme of World Accreditation Day 2020
The annual Food Safety Summit, generally scheduled for the first week of May, has been postponed until mid-October because of the outbreak of coronavirus.
The summit had been set for May 4-7 at the Donald
Continue Reading Organizers reschedule Food Safety Summit because of COVID-19 outbreak
As coronavirus containment efforts grow across the country, some event organizers, including those who are in charge of food safety conferences, are in wait-and-see mode.
Yesterday a top public health official said the virus, also
Continue Reading Some food safety event producers in holding patterns as concerns about coronavirus spread
Nearly 700 professionals met in Seville this past week to talk about Spain’s largest ever Listeria outbreak, which occurred in 2019.
The Minister of Health and Families, Jesús Aguirre, opened the International Symposium on the
Continue Reading Experts reflect on Spain’s Listeria outbreak
The deadline for applications to the 2020 IAFP European Symposium Student Travel Scholarship is coming up next week. IAFP is offering the scholarship to support the travel of two students to attend the IAFP European
Continue Reading IAFP deadline for student travel scholarship applications closes soon; abstract deadline this month also
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment discussed current trends and causes of foodborne outbreaks at a meeting this week.
Experts from scientific institutions, food regulatory authorities and businesses discussed zoonoses and food safety during
Continue Reading Experts gather in Germany at foodborne outbreak meeting
Two events in recent days focused on food safety in Ireland and Uruguay.
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Uruguayan Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) hosted the first Latin American
Continue Reading FSAI and BfR events highlight food safety
