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Safefood is inviting food safety trainers to apply to deliver this service, and the workshops are expected to include a mix of people from catering and food service, food production and processing, and other food retail or supply settings.

Experts say sucralose is safe at its currently approved levels, as people consume less than the safe daily limit, but there isn’t enough evidence to say it would be safe to use it more widely.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland invites artisan food producers to join the Artisan Forum, supporting focused discussion on food safety challenges and opportunities while working together to promote compliance and the highest food safety and hygiene standards.

The NDA Panel found safety concerns with CBD, especially for the liver, gut, hormones, nerves, and reproduction. A provisional safe dose for high-purity CBD supplements is about 2 mg/day for adults, but safety isn’t confirmed for young people, pregnant or breastfeeding women, or anyone on other medications.

Fish fraud is widespread in markets around the world, taking many different forms. According to a new FAO report, a growing number of tools are being developed to help detect and prevent it.

The FSA tested 380 raw pet foods and addressed issues found. The results stress the importance of good hygiene to reduce illness risk.

Join the discussion at the Convention Centre Dublin at an event focused on navigating misinformation in food safety. The session will address how inaccurate information can undermine trust, distort risk perception, and impact public health.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published its Science Strategy 2026–2030, outlining how science will continue to underpin its work in protecting public health and ensuring safe, trustworthy food for all.

AI is helping fight antimicrobial resistance by finding new drugs, spotting resistant bacteria, tracking infections, and improving diagnostics in a faster, cheaper, and more sustainable way.

For more than 20 years, the UK and devolved governments have been tracking and limiting PFAS, and going forward they need to work with businesses, other groups, and the public to manage these chemicals, which can spread across borders.

EFSA assessed how meat storage conditions before consumption affect the growth of harmful and spoilage bacteria from slaughter through freezing and storage.

As part of its 2026 Business Plan, Safefood will deliver five in-person (not online) workshops on Gluten-free living in association with the District and Borough Councils of Northern Ireland. The primary audience for these workshops will be coeliacs and those with gluten sensitivity in Northern Ireland. Please see the attached tender for further details.