Tag: food
Minister Hackett chairs the Horticulture Industry Forum
The Horticultural Industry Forum (HIF) met today with the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility...
Covid-19 brings a new tension between Hygiene and Sustainability – Bord...
Author: Jane Leydon, Strategic Insight & Planning, Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board
This FoodAlert will examine how consumers are demanding more packaging for...
What does a sustainable future of food look like in Ireland?
The past 100 years have seen a radical change in the way we produce food in Ireland, with the intensification of agriculture meaning that...
Pesticides: first cumulative risk reports published | European Food Safety Authority
EFSA has published the results of its two pilot assessments on the risks posed to humans by residues of multiple pesticides in food.
The assessments...
NeighbourFood Markets offer producers a lifeline
If you’re a small-to-medium scale producer trying to find a route to customers through the lockdown maze, NeighbourFood Market’s online platform could provide the...
Coronavirus: no evidence that food is a source or transmission route...
EFSA is closely monitoring the situation regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that is affecting a large number of countries across the globe....
Conference on bee health: how research can contribute to risk assessment
EFSA is co-hosting with the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) a scientific conference on bee health focusing on...
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In keeping with our Horticulture Marketing Strategy 2019 – 2021 and the Bloom Strategy to place horticulture at the core of the event, the...
Food Security Risk Ratchets Up – Stiofán Nutty
As the prorogation of parliament in Westminster yesterday increases the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, it was interesting last Sunday to hear a retail...
Spain says No to Plastico!
The War on Plastics is a global issue constantly present in the media and in our daily lives as consumers. A hot topic that...