Starting the conversation on food safety and net zero carbon
Professor Robin May, our Chief Scientific Adviser, discusses the findings from the Science Council’s newly published interim report on food safety and net zero carbon.
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Making food safer with two new PATH-SAFE fellowships
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Professor David Aanensen and Dr Ed Haynes join the Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment programme (PATH-SAFE) team at the Food Standards Agency.
What the new FSA Strategy means for FSA Science
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Reflections on how the new FSA strategy will influence our scientific work and what the strategy means for FSA Science going forward.
Celebrating #WomenInScience at the FSA
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we hear from 8 of the many women in the FSA who use science every day to keep food safe, on their roles and how they got into STEM.
From beehive to jar, the complexities of honey authenticity
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Last year, we talked about the complex nature of honey authenticity. In this follow up post, Rick Mumford, Head of the Science, Evidence and Research directorate comments on the recent review of the methods used to test honey authenticity.
Join our Scientific Advisory Committees
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Azhar Kabli and Bethan Davies: Science, Evidence and Research Division, FSA, Posted on:
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Learn about the work of our Scientific Advisory Committees and the Science Council from current members and apply to join one. The deadline to apply is Sunday 13 February 2022.
Consumer and stakeholder acceptance of urban grown food and alternative proteins - my Transforming UK Food Systems SPF Programme Fellowship
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Dr Bethan Mead, Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool discusses her joint FSA-UKRI fellowship as part of the Transforming UK Food Systems SPF Programme, which explores urban grown food and alternative proteins
PATH-SAFE: Tracking foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial-resistant microbes
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Eva Scholtus, Head of Policy and Engagement, Microbiology Society and Dr Emily Parr, Policy and Engagement Manager, Microbiology Society, Posted on:
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To mark the end of World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Eva Scholtus and Emily Parr from the Microbiology Society discuss our collaborative workshop series as part of the Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (PATH-SAFE) programme.
Chair’s stakeholder update - How climate change will impact on diet and what is the regulatory responsibility?
We need this conversation to continue beyond the COP26. So, I have an ask: how can we work together on the challenges that climate change is creating for the food system?
Strategic surveillance and food signal prioritisation
Jesús Alvarez-Piñera, Head of Data, provides insight on the development of the Signal Prioritisation dashboard, a horizon scanning application that proactively identifies emerging global food safety hazards that may pose a risk to public health in the UK.
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