Food Safety Authority

MVP says they have received no formal written information about the ban

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Prisoners in Portlaoise say ‘crumbling’ jail a health risk and breach of their human rights

Survey shows 7 per cent of food businesses are telling customers about calorie content

European Commission report praises controls and says no risks identified for consumers

Panel: It was frightening to hear that the agency had decided to place processed meats in the same “Group 1: carcinogenic to humans” category among other known carcinogens such as tobacco and asbestos

Revised healthy eating guidelines due after link between cancer and red/processed meat found

Folic acid taken before and during pregnancy prevents most forms of neural tube defects such as spina bifida

Safety authority voices concern at sharp rise in illness caused by Campylobacter bug

Getting the right amount of iron is easier said than done, but check out your diet before reaching for supplements

People who consume 17-21 per cent of their calories as added sugar have a 38 per cent greater risk of death from cardiovascular disease

Tool designed to help food businesses tally calorie content of menu items

State must act to tax products with high sugar content and promote healthy, nutritious food

Orders bring to 121 the number of enforcement orders served so far this year compared with 109 served during the whole of 2012

Hunger the ‘least important’ factor in determining what we eat

Food Safety Authority served 17 enforcement orders in August

Ten people infected with hepatitis A virus, five cases emerged on Wednesday

New jobs at Kerry Group and Glanbia point to better times for farming sector