From contaminated infant formula, to fake rice, edible glitter cakes and the Horsemeat scandal, attendees at the recent FSAI Conference (Food Safety Authority Ireland) in Dublin (August 21-22) were told challenging times lie ahead.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has become the first regulator to adapt next generation sequencing technology to test plant-based foods and food supplements.
The largest outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium DT8 in recent years in Ireland has been found to be linked to duck eggs, according to an ongoing investigation.
Irish food officials have said a spate of salmonella illnesses resulting in one death and ten illnesses is similar to the UK outbreak linked to importation of tainted eggs from Spain.
