The professional body which regulates veterinary surgeons in Ireland is no longer fit for purpose with several “unwieldy” structures, a review has found.

Ten varieties of pesto are being recalled because they may contain traces of peanut.

The alert relates to 790g packs of 'Birds Eye 50 Chicken Nuggets with Golden Wholegrain'.

People working on the frontline of Cork’s homeless crisis say lives will be saved after gardaí raided a ‘Polish poitín’ operation which was selling hundreds of litres of illicit alcohol to rough sleepers.

Applegreen said the video of a rat running along one of its deli counters falls well below its operating standards.

Celtic Pure claims that its key retail customers have suspended orders, its monthly sales for August have dropped by 75% and it has incurred some €3m in unforeseen once-off costs.

Eight restaurants, cafes and butcher shops were found to be in breach of food safety rules last month.

Point-of-sale notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches.

Food allergens and ingredients labelling is the number one concern for Irish food businesses.

The Food Safety Authority has issued a product recall notice for puddings with a best before date of July 17.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland announced the recall today.

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The country’s health products’ watchdog has said food intolerance tests are clinically invalid and nobody should act on the results of the tests without expert advice from a medical expert.

The Government should compensate people who bought Celtic Tiger homes which have been found to have significant defects, an Oireachtas committee has recommended.

A live insect in a dessert, a human nail in a takeaway meal, and a cigarette butt in a bag of chips were among thousands of complaints made by the public to the Food Safety Authority.

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Irish men still consume more than twice the daily recommended amount of salt despite a study finding significant reductions of sodium in processed foods, said the Food Safety Authority (FSAI).

Neglecting personal hygiene is one of the main reasons people pick up infections and illnesses.

Andrea Mara got over her initial fears of choking to embrace baby-led weaning, and hasn’t looked back since, especially as it meant the end of peeling and puréeing.

The Food Safety Authority said there was no justification for businesses to be in breach of the food safety legislation, after 11 enforcement orders were served last month on hotels, restaurants, takeaway and wholesale providers.

A group that promotes industrial-strength bleach as a “cure” for serious conditions is planning to hold another seminar in Ireland next month.

Politicians have called on the World Health Organisation (WHO) to appear before an Oireachtas committee to answer questions on a report linking cancer to processed meats.

The owner of a fast-food takeaway has been fined €250 after a six-year-old girl found a metal blade when she bit into a chicken baguette.

The owner of a fast-food takeaway has been fined €250 after a six-year-old girl found a metal blade when she bit into a chicken baguette.

Centra and SuperValu are recalling a number of their soup products.

A small craft brewery in Cork’s Múscraí Gaeltacht has produced the first Irish-made gluten-free beer.

An Eddie Rocket’s diner in Arklow and the delicatessen area of a Cork supermarket were among nine premises served with a closure order last month for food safety legislation breaches.

A County Cavan bar has been convicted of selling counterfeit vodka, following an investigation by the Food Safety Authority.

January may seem the perfect time for a detox, but is there any scientific basis behind the concept of washing away our calorific sins, asks Sharon Ní Chonchúir.

There is abundant evidence to prove that Irish salmon is safe for consumption, writes Richie Flynn

The Food Safety Authority has served enforcement orders on 12 food businesses in November.

People are being advised not to eat mushrooms they find growing in the wild.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland is renewing its appeal to people to boil all imported frozen berries before eating them.

The Department of Agriculture said that the primary responsibility for the safety and integrity of food placed on the market lay with food business operators (FBO).

A severe lack of vitamin D can double the risk of Alzheimer’s in older people, a study has found.

-Food Safety Authority study also finds beef, chicken in lamb kebabs

A study of 52 beef products tested by the Food Safety Authority has found no traces of horsemeat.

Global cloud computing giant EMC has said that its Irish operations have continued to play a strategic role in its growth, with the group reporting record revenues of nearly $6bn (€4.5bn) for its second quarter.