Podcasts about food safety authority

Sheila Naughton reports on the growing number of Food Safety Authority of Ireland enforcement orders on food businesses.

A bar on Parnell St in Dublin was recently issued with a closure order by the Food Safety Authority after the discovery of a cockroach infestation. Live, moving cockroaches were observed under actual food preparation areas. Shudder the thought! So, just how big an issue is this invasive species in Ireland and what can be done about it? Joining guest host Mairead Ronan to discuss is Brendan Higgins from Central Pest Control.

A bar on Parnell St in Dublin was recently issued with a closure order by the Food Safety Authority after the discovery of a cockroach infestation. Live, moving cockroaches were observed under actual food preparation areas. Shudder the thought! So, just how big an issue is this invasive species in Ireland and what can be done about it? Joining guest host Mairead Ronan to discuss is Brendan Higgins from Central Pest Control.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland is warning parents about the health risks of slush ice drinks for young children. We discuss the health risk with Dr Wayne Anderson, FSAI Director of Food Science and Standards.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland is warning parents about the health risks of slush ice drinks for young children. We discuss the health risk with Dr Wayne Anderson, FSAI Director of Food Science and Standards.

Former UEFA & FIFA and Hanging Judge Podcaster Dr Errol Sweeney believes VAR should be retained for now? Konmari consultant Aidan Gately pointed us in the right direction to declutter our lives. Veterinarian Sinead Kelly answered a raft of questions from listeners and Ruth Conefrey from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland told us about the aims of their new learning portal... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul McGinley, who was in town for the launch of the Irish Legends golf tournament, which will be staged at Seapoint Golf Club in June, talked about his new role as Ambassador for the Legends Tour and more golf matters besides. Gus Martyn has a one in a million chance - quintuplet lambs born to one of his sheep recently! Professor Anne-Marie O'Dwyer joined Gerry to talk about her brilliant new book "The Cancer Guide". Maryanne Dalton guided us through the making of a Simnel Cake - the cake of Easter and Jane Ryder, from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, encouraged listeners to report unsatisfactory issues they come across when consuming food from any outlet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, discusses the top complaints and queries made to the FSAI Advice Line in 2023.

There is an investigation into the sale of best before dates on formula in Dunnes Stores after a complaint that a baby fell ill it is now under investigation by the HSE and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. Ciara got the details from Eimer McAuley, News Reporter with The Journal who broke this story.

There is an investigation into the sale of best before dates on formula in Dunnes Stores after a complaint that a baby fell ill it is now under investigation by the HSE and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. Ciara got the details from Eimer McAuley, News Reporter with The Journal who broke this story.

It's another sunny-ish Sunday, and these week the focus goes onThe latest Michelin Star awards and newcomers to the Irish collectionA booming fish-led business in the KingdomJamie Oliver's Good School Food AwardsNew numbers from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland andHighlights from the Yes Chef Irish Takeaway Awards this weekWant more? Become a member of the Ken On Food Substack, it's free, drops every Sunday morning alongside the podcast and it brings you more reading material, recipes to try for the week, a podcast pick and more.Get in touch at any stage by emailing ken@kenonfood.com or drop me a line on Instagram, Facebook or X, hit up @kenonfood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The good news is that our trust in food safety is rising but the bad news is that 3 quarters of companies are increasingly concerned with the cost of food production. On top of that roughly half are worried about acquiring or retaining staff in the food sector. It's all in the latest comprehensive study from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and comes after it effectively shut down the Iceland chain of food stores last year over safety. To discuss their findings was the Chief Executive of the FSAI.

Its a Small World indeed as the stories flowed from Gerry, Louise, listeners and first guest travel writer Domhnall O'Donoghue, who also spoke about the ins and outs of travelling solo! We'll be growing meat in our laboratories shortly according to Dr. Pat O'Mahony from the Food Safety Authority. Will you Dip in the Nip for oncology and cancer research - Theresa Smith, June Morgan and Karen Healy are really convincing. David Sheehan looked ahead to the start of the Premier League as we enjoyed our Friday Comedy fix too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The European Food Safety Authority determines ‘no critical areas of concern' for glyphosate; The USDA announces $300 Million to fund a draft Federal Strategy to improve greenhouse gas measurement and carbon sequestration; The EPA plans to amend its January 2023 final WOTUS rule by September 1, 2023, to implement the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sackett.    Hosted by Josh Narey, Research Assistant—With Brook Duer, Staff Attorney—Produced by Josh Narey, Written by Brook Duer Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law https://aglaw.psu.edu/ Follow us on Twitter: @AgShaleLaw Like us on Facebook: Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Damian O'Reilly, lecturer in retail management at Technical University Dublin, on the Food Safety Authority serving notice on Iceland stores to remove certain products.

We hear from Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

We talk to Dr Pamela Byrne, head of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, who is recommending that everyone aged 5 to 65 take a daily dose of vitamin D during the winter months.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/26mvr4n5 Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com More raw chicken products recalled over salmonella fears. Tuilleadh táirgí sicín amh aisghairmthe ar fhaitíos salmonella. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has recalled more raw chicken products over fears they may contain salmonella. Tá tuilleadh táirgí sícín amh gairmthe ar ais ag Údarás Sábháilteachta Bia na hÉireann ar fhaitíos salmonella a bheith iontu. The products of the company Western Brand and the products of the company BWG with the Glenmór brand are in question. Táirgí an chomhlachta Western Brand agus táirgí an chomhlachta BWG a bhfuil an branda Glenmór orthu atá i gceist. These include chicken fillets, mini chicken fillets and small chickens, and have so far been on sale in Aldi, Lidl, Dunnes Stores and Tesco supermarkets. Tá filléid sicín, mionfhilléid sicín agus sicíní beaga ina measc, agus bhí siad ar díol go dtí seo in ollmhargaí Aldi, Lidl, Dunnes Stores agus Tesco. They had better dates before the 5th and 7th of February. Dátaí ar fearr roimh an 5 agus an 7 Feabhra a bhí orthu. This is the second time in a week that Western Brand chicken products have had to be taken off the shelves. Seo an dara huair le seachtain a mb'éigean táirgí sicín Western Brand a bhaint de na seilfeanna. In a statement issued this evening, the company said that the latest recall is related to the ongoing investigation by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine about cases of salmonella found last week on poultry farms. I ráiteas a eisíodh tráthnóna, dúirt an comhlacht go bhfuil baint ag an aisghairm is deireanaí leis an bhfiosrúchán atá ar bun ag an Roinn Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara faoi chásanna de salmonella a fuarthas an tseachtain seo caite ar fheirmeacha éanlaithe clóis. RTÉ News and Current Affairs Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ

This year marks 10 years since the horse meat scandal hit the headlines and caused out outrage across the island. It completely changed the way we look at food labelling, particularly where meat and poultry is concerned. Sean was joined in studio now by the man who was at the heart of uncovering the truth, Former Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority, Alan Reilly…

This year marks 10 years since the horse meat scandal hit the headlines and caused out outrage across the island. It completely changed the way we look at food labelling, particularly where meat and poultry is concerned. Sean was joined in studio now by the man who was at the heart of uncovering the truth, Former Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority, Alan Reilly…

We talk to Dr Pamela Byrne, CEO of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

Joe Patton, Teagasc's Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer previews the upcoming Teagasc National Dairy Conferences that are taking place in Cork on December 6th and Mullingar on December 8th. Joe gives a brief outline of each of the four sessions that will be delivered on the day from a market outline and future demands piece from Co-op representatives and an information piece on the value of high quality dairy products in human nutrition from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. The second session will look at chemical N strategies that accompany clover as well as the nutritive values that clover-based diets give livestock as well as discussing the journey towards clover incorporation on their farms with Michael Gowen and Sean O'Donnell. The third session of the conference will deal with calf housing and welfare as well as beefing up the calf crop coming from the dairy herd with new insights from Alan Twomey as well as farmer experiences from Liam Long and Peter Robinson. The final session will cover a broad range of topics from finances to SCC to methane mitigation to labour efficiency when milking and the factors that influence this. Finally Joe reminds people to book in for December 6th or 8th to hear about the subjects in more detail and this can be done by going to the Teagasc website at:https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/dairy-conference/For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/ The Dairy Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com

Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar has been mocked online after revealing his partner Matt Barrett's meal prep for the week. However, the fact that none of the containers have lids has caused such a stir that even the Food Safety Authority given their advice online. Andrea was joined by Chef, Edward Hayden, Odile Le Bolloch, environmental scientist with the Environmental Protection Agency and Holly White, vegan chef and lifestyle blogger to discuss...

We talk to CEO of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Dr Pamela Byrne, after seven Closure Orders were served on food businesses during the month of September for breaches of food safety legislation,

More and more cafés, restaurants, bars and hotels are becoming pet friendly. In 2017 the Food Safety Authority of Ireland announced that rules banning domestic animals from food premises had been repealed. With dog ownership booming during the pandemic, many pet owners are welcoming a change in policies by some businesses to allow animals to enter. Newstalk reporter Josh Crosbie has been looking into this trend.

Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 bps, raising rates by 300 bps since the start of 2022. Egypt's MPC committee meets today, and we hope rates would be maintained, taking into account cost-push inflation, commodity prices cooling down, the fiscal deficit, and economic growth. Our projection comes against consensus expectations for a 200 bps rate hike. Sodic is currently not looking to acquire MNHD and is looking at other investment opportunities.HELI plans to invest EGP297.0 million in 2H22 and EGP403.0 million in FY23, and expects revenue of EGP328.0 million in 2H22 and EGP872.0 million in FY23. HELI is preparing to award the construction contract for the construction of the first phase of New Heliopolis, is planning to self-finance its projects in the coming period with no plans to resort to non-bank nor bank financing, HELI has not received acquisition offers on the company.MNHD launched units in Elect and Kinda in Taj City as part of the Cityscape Exhibition, offering payment plans of up to eight years.MNHD is studying investment opportunities on the North Coast, is planning a securitization issuance this year, is aiming to award EGP3.0 billion in construction contracts in FY22MNHD raised real estate unit selling prices by 5-7% during 2022.EAST released FY21/22 bottom line for the year recorded EGP4,030 mn compared to EGP4,280 mn in the previous period, down by 6% YoY. 4Q21/22 bottom line for the quarter came in the red, recording losses of EGP222 mn due to non-recurring tax settlement expenses, whose value is not disclosed yet.  EAST is currently trading at a FY22/23 P/E of 5.0x and an EV/EBITDA of 3.1x.EAST declared in a release the rise in two of their local brands' prices Pall Mall and Viceroy to reach EGP31/pack, effective yesterday.Expedition Investment executed the DOMT (FV: EGP6.00, OW) tender offer, acquiring a 32.9% stake (93.0 mn shares) for EGP 511.6 mn.BINV has approved Giza Systems' fair value study which values Giza Systems at EGP4.90/BINV share. The offer values Giza Systems at EGP4.00-4.85/ BINV share, after relevant deductions. Pharmaceutical and nutritional supplement producing companies held a meeting yesterday to discuss the impact of the EDA decision regarding the cancellation of licenses for the production of nutritional supplements issued by the Food Safety Authority.Anderson values AMES at EGP821.8 million (EGP52.8 per share), 8% above Tawasol- LimeVest offer and 8.6% above Yas Holding offer. 

Guest: Georgina Crouth is a Journalist at Daily Maverick, and she joins us to reflect on the meat substitute conflict that is taking place - and that she describes as ‘the theatre of the absurd'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Damien is joined by Dr Pamela Byrne, CEO of the Food Safety Authority to discuss the FSAI's new campaign “See something , Say Something “ to ensure that food safety standards are adhered to across the food production sector.

With the inflation surge, everyone wants to save a little. PJ asks John Coady of the Food Safety Authority are “past their best” foods being repackaged and sold? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We hear from Dr Wayne Anderson, Director of Food Science and Standards at the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

This episode of the Passage to Profit Show features Eric Kades from JetSpring and TextChat, Janice Gould from Responsive Drip Irrigation and Joe Balzamo from AR Management Company. Eric Kades has been using the latest in AI and messaging platforms, combined with 25 years of experience in the call center industry, to reimagine the way schools and businesses engage with target audiences. Eric is the CEO and founder of JetSpring, JetSense and TextChat. Eric founded JetSpring in 2009 to streamline the way higher ed institutions converse with their students. Under his guidance, JetSpring has become a leading provider of communication and data analytics solutions to the industry. Founded in 2017, JetSense is a provider of bespoke communication solutions with a focus on chatbot creation, data analytics services, messaging technology, and customer support. JetSense uses proprietary AI technology to provide clients with brand-specific chatbots, backed by human support, and sophisticated data analytics services. Most recently in 2020, Eric founded TextChat, which helps businesses increase sales by connecting website visitors in real-time via live chat to text message. 78% of businesses buy from the first company that they speak with, it’s imperative that your business has the tools to connect in real-time. In 2000 Eric co-founded Conspectus, a call center management company with clients in the cable, telecom, education, healthcare, and insurance industries. Read more at: https://jetspring.com/ and https://www.textchat.com/Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for March 13, 2022 at their Websites:Janice Gould is the CEO and Co-Founder of Responsive Drip Irrigation (RDI), and the creator of the GrowthStream system. RDI GrowStream™ is the world’s only irrigation & fertigation system that uses organic chemistry to allow each and every plant to self-regulate its own water and nutrient delivery. Holding over 40 patents globally, Growstream’s microporous tube responds directly to root signals, releasing water and nutrients at a variable flow rate to precisely meet each plant’s individual needs. Janice has established RDI’s manufacturing and distribution facility in the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi and is currently collaborating with the Abu Dhabi Agricultural & Food Safety Authority, along with AgTech companies that offer innovative solutions to launch RDI’s Global Sustainability Center in Abu Dhabi, which is focused on the research and development for best practices in agriculture to preserve the planet for future generations. Read more at: https://www.responsivedrip.com/Joe Balzamo is the COO of AR Management Company, a full-service property management company with offices in Mount Arlington and Morristown, New Jersey. The company provides administration, management, and operation services to community associations throughout Northern New Jersey. AR Management’s HOA Management Platform, helps HOA boards of all sizes improve transparency in their HOA operations and manage their board documents, accounting & financials, and activities—all in one place. Joe works with board members to set up their own personalized Community Portal to keep track of day-to-day operations and provide ongoing support to homeowners. Each Community Portal comes with member portals for homeowners. This allows homeowners to pay and submit their fees online, efficiently communicate with board members, and stay updated on the latest news and activities. Read more at: https://armanagementco.com/ Visit

This episode of the Passage to Profit Show features Eric Kades from JetSpring and TextChat, Janice Gould from Responsive Drip Irrigation and Joe Balzamo from AR Management Company. Eric Kades has been using the latest in AI and messaging platforms, combined with 25 years of experience in the call center industry, to reimagine the way schools and businesses engage with target audiences. Eric is the CEO and founder of JetSpring, JetSense and TextChat. Eric founded JetSpring in 2009 to streamline the way higher ed institutions converse with their students. Under his guidance, JetSpring has become a leading provider of communication and data analytics solutions to the industry. Founded in 2017, JetSense is a provider of bespoke communication solutions with a focus on chatbot creation, data analytics services, messaging technology, and customer support. JetSense uses proprietary AI technology to provide clients with brand-specific chatbots, backed by human support, and sophisticated data analytics services. Most recently in 2020, Eric founded TextChat, which helps businesses increase sales by connecting website visitors in real-time via live chat to text message. 78% of businesses buy from the first company that they speak with, it’s imperative that your business has the tools to connect in real-time. In 2000 Eric co-founded Conspectus, a call center management company with clients in the cable, telecom, education, healthcare, and insurance industries. Read more at: https://jetspring.com/ and https://www.textchat.com/Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for March 13, 2022 at their Websites:Janice Gould is the CEO and Co-Founder of Responsive Drip Irrigation (RDI), and the creator of the GrowthStream system. RDI GrowStream™ is the world’s only irrigation & fertigation system that uses organic chemistry to allow each and every plant to self-regulate its own water and nutrient delivery. Holding over 40 patents globally, Growstream’s microporous tube responds directly to root signals, releasing water and nutrients at a variable flow rate to precisely meet each plant’s individual needs. Janice has established RDI’s manufacturing and distribution facility in the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi and is currently collaborating with the Abu Dhabi Agricultural & Food Safety Authority, along with AgTech companies that offer innovative solutions to launch RDI’s Global Sustainability Center in Abu Dhabi, which is focused on the research and development for best practices in agriculture to preserve the planet for future generations. Read more at: https://www.responsivedrip.com/Joe Balzamo is the COO of AR Management Company, a full-service property management company with offices in Mount Arlington and Morristown, New Jersey. The company provides administration, management, and operation services to community associations throughout Northern New Jersey. AR Management’s HOA Management Platform, helps HOA boards of all sizes improve transparency in their HOA operations and manage their board documents, accounting & financials, and activities—all in one place. Joe works with board members to set up their own personalized Community Portal to keep track of day-to-day operations and provide ongoing support to homeowners. Each Community Portal comes with member portals for homeowners. This allows homeowners to pay and submit their fees online, efficiently communicate with board members, and stay updated on the latest news and activities. Read more at: https://armanagementco.com/ Visit

Who doesn't love a glass of creamy nutritious milk full of protein, vitamins, and minerals?In this week's episode, we explore raw milk. With the growing popularity of natural, local, farm-sourced foods many people are now consuming raw milk which is basically milk directly from the cow in its purest form, with minimal intervention. The most important thing to realise with raw milk is that it has not been pasteurised, which is the process of heating the milk to 71.7°C for at least 15 seconds to kill any pathogens or bacteria making it safe for human consumption while also extending its shelf life. However, there are countless advocates who argue that it is not only creamier and tastier, but has superior health and nutritional benefits that pasteurisation would have eliminated. So we ask, is Raw Milk a superfood or is it a dangerous fad? And to help us answer this, we speak to a number of experts on this topic including Dr. Wayne Anderson from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland; Elisabeth Ryan, one of the founders of Raw Milk Ireland; organic raw dairy milk farmer Sean Condon of Temple Roe Organic Dairy Farm and Deirdre MacMahon, host of NeighbourFood Limerick.***Links mentioned in show:See a list of raw milk producers who have registered with Department of Agriculture here Google Earth shows that cow and deer herds align like compass needles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Pat O'Mahony, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, sounds a warning on cannabis sweets.

Food safety requires a holistic approach which recognizes the connection between the health of people, animals, plant, and the environment. Join us for this unforgettable panel discussion this #WorldFoodSafetyDay. Speakers Include: Francesco Branca, Director of the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety at the United Nations World Health Organization. Tom Heilandt, Secretary of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission. Makaiko Khonje, The MwAPATA Institute in Lilongwe, Malawi. Professor Alan Reilly worked at the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) where he was responsible for setting up and managing this national food regulatory authority.  While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

Donald Trump was impeached for a second time Wednesday as the House of Representatives debated whether to remove the US president. And, Canadian authorities are considering designating the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group founded by a Canadian, as a terrorist organization in the wake of the crisis at the US Capitol. Also, the European Union's Food Safety Authority said on Wednesday that mealworms are safe for human consumption.

Simon's wellness schedule is ridiculously inconvenienced by Covid-19 and a phone call from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How are we doing on obesity?  Did the lockdown make matters worse or are we on the right track to tackle obesity, especially in children?  Dr. Mary Flynn, Chief Specialist in Public Health Nutrition with the Food Safety Authority joined pat on the show to discuss. Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

The Irish are known for being lucky… But does that luck hold out when it comes to celiac disease? The prevalence of celiac disease among the Iris is 1:100, about the same as the rest of the world. And if you are a redhead of Irish descent, there is a good chance that you are an HLA-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8 gene carrier. Today, the Gluten Free RN explores Irish ancestry and celiac disease, discussing how the Potato Famine led to a change in diet for much of the surviving population. She walks us through a paper published by Irish College of General Practitioners explaining the clinical presentations and complications of celiac disease. Nadine shares her experience running the Dublin marathon and the health consequences she suffered after touring the Guinness brewery. Listen in to understand the work of the Coeliac Society of Ireland and learn about the trends in celiac disease among the Irish. What’s Discussed:  Why red hair is associated with celiac disease Tend to be HLA-DQ2 and/or HLA-DQ8 gene carriers The prevalence of celiac disease in Irish Setters Do much better on a gluten-free/Paleo diet The Irish Potato Famine Potato-based diet, little access to grains Famine from 1845-1849 One million died, many emigrated The myth that celiac disease is more prevalent in Europe than the US 30-50% of the population carries HLA-DQ2, HLA-DQ8 gene The myth that women are more susceptible to celiac disease Statistics don’t support this belief The Irish College of General Practitioners paper on celiac disease Clinical presentations, complications of celiac disease Conditions associated with increased prevalence The prevalence of celiac disease in Ireland 1:100 (matches rest of world) The appropriate testing for celiac disease and NCGS Blood test for total IgA/IgG, DGP and AGA Nadine’s experience running the Dublin marathon in 1998 Extreme edema in lower extremities The information provided by the Coeliac Society of Ireland Health ramifications of undiagnosed CD Average duration from symptoms to diagnosis (nine months) Resources: ‘Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy in a Family of Irish Setters’ in The Canadian Veterinary Journal ‘Diagnosis and Management of Adult Coeliac Disease’ in ICGP Coeliac Society of Ireland ‘Prevalence and Incidence of Celiac Disease in Edinburgh and the Lothian Region of Scotland’ in Gastroenterology ‘Prevalence and Diagnosis’ by the Coeliac Society of Ireland ‘Coeliac Disease in Europe’ in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics ‘Escalation in the Amount of Adults Diagnosed with Coeliac Disease’ in Lifestyle Health ‘Gluten-Free Foods’ by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland ‘How Irish Diets of the Past Affect the Present’ in The Irish Times ‘Changes in Presentation of Celiac Disease in Ireland from the 1960s to 2015’ in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ‘Coeliac Disease: A Personal Perspective’ in Irish Health ‘Coeliac Disease: More Common Than You Think in Irish Health ‘Pathology and Management of Coeliac Disease’ by the Dublin Academic Medical Centre & UCD Connect with Nadine: Instagram Facebook Contact via Email ‘Your Skin on Gluten’ on YouTube Melodies of the Danube Gluten-Free Cruise with Nadine Books by Nadine: Dough Nation: A Nurse's Memoir of Celiac Disease from Missed Diagnosis to Food and Health Activism

Links WORLD ORGANIC NEWS in the Australian Podcast Awards Click here   Conventional not Organic Farmers Should Pay a Premium | Positive Health Leadership http://wp.me/p5Cqpo-emE ****   This is the World Organic News for the week ending 8th of March 2017. Jon Moore reporting!   This week we begin with a very interesting notion: Conventional not Organic Farmers Should Pay a Premium from the blog: Positive Health Leadership.   This is an idea that’s been rolling round in the back of my mind for sometime. From the post: Quote: Currently, organic farmers pay a premium to grow and sell organic food – while conventional farmers pay nothing additional.  This also translates to a higher cost to consumers for organic food.  Thus it is a deterrent from buying or growing organic food. Despite the premium costs associated with organic foods, reports suggest purchases of organic foods are growing dramatically, over 100% per year. End Quote.   There’s more to this than meets the eye!   A further quote: Quote: From a systems perspective, organic farmers are a positive contributing interdependent component of the whole system.  Organic farmers improve the system while contributing to it, by providing healthy food to humans, without taking away from the whole system.  Conventional farmers on the other hand are not able to function without getting external inputs in the form of petroleum fertilizers to be able to produce their output.  The fertilizers then hurt the whole system in many ways such as contributing to climate change, leaching carbon, and by hurting other species such as bee’s and in many other ways. End Quote.   To all these points we can add: the long term health costs of obesity and type 2 diabetes; the probable link between glyphosate and cancers, the known links between organophosphates and organochlorines and cancers. And those last two chemicals are persistent in the environment taking generations to decompose to safer compounds. Then we can add in the unaccounted for, financially,  carbon effects of manufacturing and transporting pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers.   These health costs are not included in the cost of food because in most governing systems agriculture and health are separate departments. A silo effect takes over and as an example from here in Australia and I imagine elsewhere in the world, salmonella is endemic in the guts and housing systems used to produce chicken meat. Rather than the Departments of Primary Industry financing a cull of infected birds and systems it is left up to the Department of Health and the Food Safety Authority to enforce strict cooking controls to ensure the salmonella is destroyed just prior to consumption.   I know, this is ridiculous. It exposes so many more people, from the stock handlers to the factory processors to the cooks and then exposes the public if an error occurs in the cooking process. If anyone is infected, the health systems bears the cost.   And if you want to produce organic food for sale you need to pay a rent to an authority who will allow you to put a logo on your food. If you wish to continue depleting soil carbon, encouraging erosion, over producing a commodity (in the USA and the EU at any rate) you will be paid a subsidy to do so.   Quote: If  polluters paid a premium, the system would change from encouraging the use of polluting methods to supporting, encouraging, nurturing and reinforcing health promoting practices.  Such a change could have dramatic positive effects on the quality of our personal and planetary health. This change would also make organic, not petroleum laced food, the less expensive and natural, or default choice. End Quote.   So what’s to be done. We can lobby, annoy, become the squeaky wheel and make life as difficult as possible for the non-organic sector. We can buy organic, grow your own, swap seeds and still the Monsantos and Bayers of this world seem to steam roll along. I see a time coming, however, where the mounting evidence will overwhelm even the legal departments and the lobbyist’s cash. We can must support independent science, we must stand behind those doing the detective work. Too many have been attacked and vilified using the “Tobacco is healthy” playbook from the 20th century.   There is change coming and any of us who witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall, the dissolution of the USSR and the economic rise of China can simultaneously see both the suddenness of change and the years of work to bring it about. We are and have been since WW2 fighting against chemical oil based food systems and the data is well and truly in, now we fight the entrenched interests, the political inertia and then we win!   And that brings us to the end of this week’s podcast.   If you’ve liked what you heard, could please follow the link in the show notes and vote for World Organic News in the Australian Podcast Awards Click here Thanks in advance.   Any suggestions, feedback or criticisms of the podcast or blog are most welcome. email me at podcast@worldorganicnews.com.   Thank you for listening and I'll be back in a week.   ****   Links WORLD ORGANIC NEWS in the Australian Podcast Awards Click here   Conventional not Organic Farmers Should Pay a Premium | Positive Health Leadership http://wp.me/p5Cqpo-emE

The aim of this study was to examine whether the classical biochemical differentiation methods in relation to clostridial analysis can be replaced by newer molecular biological techniques such as real-time PCR and by MALDI-TOF MS. For this purpose, 118 potentially pathogenic Clostridium spp. isolates were compared at the Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority using the above mentioned methods. On the basis of the obtained results a recommendation concerning the general approach to the detection of Clostridium spp. in the food industry has been elaborated.

Ella speaks with dairy farmer David Tiernan on his Co. Louth farm about why he sells raw milk; she also talks with the head of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Prof Alan Reilly, who believes the sale of it should be prohibited. (for BBC Radio 4's Farming Today). #bbcradio4 #farmingtoday #bbc #bbcradio #ellamcsweeney #milk #rawmilk #farmers #farming #food

Raw, unpasteurised milk is legal to sell in Ireland. For years, the Department of Agriculture & the Food Safety Authority of Ireland have insisted that they will ban the sale of raw milk. They now say they will introduce legislation for regulated sales. Prof Alan Reilly is head of FSAI.