The Food Safety Authority of Ireland says there is no evidence to suggest Covid-19 is passed on through food.

Dr Coy's allows diabetics and healthy eaters to enjoy chocolate guilt-free, writes Trish Dromey

Grain growers will have to put their faith in low-tech methods, as they bid to stay in business without relying on neonicotinoid seed treatments.

May 20 is World Bee Day so I’m devoting a whole column this week to honey, nature’s most delicious, interesting and biodiverse sweetener.

Just as a jury in California awarded more than $2bn to a couple who claimed Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup caused their cancer on Monday, Victor Vescovo, a retired American naval officer, gave details of his submarine dive to one of the deepest known places on earth.

European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has initiated an investigation into the lack of transparency around EU ministerial decisions on annual fish quotas.

Chia Bia, a health food company based in Tramore, Co Waterford, has become an industry leader in the supply of seed products to the Irish, European, and international markets.

One of the worrying trends in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is that medicines to treat diseases transmissable between animals and humans, such as campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis, are becoming less effective.

EU member states have voted in favour of banning the outdoor use of certain insecticides.

EU animal welfare proposals that could almost double the pen space needed for finishing cattle have been debunked by new Teagasc research findings.

The European Union has approved a five-year extension of the use of the weedkiller glyphosate in a move that failed to satisfy environmentalists or farmers.

DDT — dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane — is a perfect example of what was initially considered a chemical solution to age-old problems. 

Irish people are among the worst in Europe when it comes to eating our daily fruit and veg.

It seems as a nation, we’re just not eating our greens — or our oranges, or bananas, or much of what is good for us.

The Department of Agriculture had decided to halt use of glyphosate on food crops pending review, in line with Brussels. Why the change of heart, asks Caroline O’Doherty.

With hepatitis, e-coli, listeria, and other foodborne illnesses increasing across Europe, fresh produce has been identified as a potential source of food poisoning.

Beekeepers and environmentalists globally are increasingly concerned about the threat posed to honey bees and other important pollinators by insecticides.

Q&A: Glyphosate: EU approval

The EU animal feed industry has warned there may be severe trade disruption due to delayed EU authorisation of genetically modified (GM) crops.

The food safety watchdog is warning against eating apricot kernels because of cyanide poisoning risks.

The approvals process for the widely used but controversial herbicide glyphosate has hit another stumbling block en route to its possible re-authorisation in June.

EU Commission plans to renew the licence for the glyphosate weed killer for another 15 years faced a new challenge last week, with MEPs delaying the process.

Fancy a cuppa? Milk and sugar? Flouride with that?

The world’s most popular weedkillers should be safe to use, EU scientific advisers have said.

The risk a substance poses depends on its inherent capacity to cause harm and one’s exposure to it, but some seem unable to grasp this concept, writes Henry I Miller

Consuming more than five espressos worth of caffeine a day could be damaging to your health, European food safety experts claim.

IN December 2013, the people of Ireland learned a hard lesson in how serious allergic reactions to food can be. 

IS any food truly safe to eat?

I wish to respond to some of the comments and misrepresentations made by Professor June Nunn, Prof Martin Kinirons, Dr John Walsh and Dr Peter Gannon, President of the Irish Dental Association, in their letter published in the Irish Examiner (Oct 1).