@CfsUcd

The Centre for Food Safety directed by Prof Séamus Fanning is the academic centre of excellence in food safety research within the UCD Institute of Food&Health

Joined April 2021
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Is our honey 🍯 being mixed with sugars? 📢 46% of 320 samples taken were suspected of being non-compliant in a EU-wide action on honey adulteration with @EUAntiFraud & @EU_ScienceHub We invite national authorities to increase official controls & sanction fraud perpetrators ⛔

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Why do we need New Genomic Techniques? ⬇ Learn more in our Q&A #EUFarm2Fork #EUGreenDeal #NGT

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A cyclospora outbreak and salmonella flare up are putting food safety and restaurants to the test in the US. It also caused consumers to cut back on eating out and food brands to take a closer look at their supply chains. Romaine Bostick reports bloom.bg/3TZ6kfU
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As part of the @agriculture_ie funded #EIPagri Protecting Farmland Pollinators Project, farmers are rewarded for providing food, safety, and shelter for pollinators on their farm. 31 farms contained pollinator-friendly non-farmed area. Find out more at: biodiversityireland.ie/wordp…
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Consumers, distributors, and retailers should not eat, serve or sell impacted lots of Great Value raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart. For more information on lot codes, production dates and actions you should take read FDA's advisory. fda.gov/food/alerts-advisori…
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With foodborne illness spreading, strengthen #FoodSafety practices with Vector's Food Safety Manufacturing training library. Aligned with GFSI, FDA, SQF, and BRCGS standards, our 30+ online courses help reduce contamination risks and improve productivity. hubs.ly/Q04sNfR_0
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Some foodborne bacteria can survive harsh conditions by forming spores that persist in food and processing environments. This @FAO review examines the risks, detection and control of pathogenic clostridia and their implications for #FoodSafety. doi.org/10.4060/cd9619en
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Society Events Grants to attend the Irish Annual Meeting are now open. Application deadline is 1 Sept 26 at 23:59 BST: microb.io/4g1exZv. #Grant #Microbiology

Society Events Grant

Funds are available to support eligible members attending the Society Annual Conference or one other Society meeting per year.

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Different perspectives strengthen our research, our collaborations and our impact. I am pleased to have contributed to this reflection on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the annual conference last April. microbiologysociety.org/reso…
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Fully funded PhD position available in my group at @ucddublin @UCDSBES Antimicrobial resistance | Environmental metagenomics | Microbial dark matter - Apply here forms.gle/ms5kpYQQi1w7c7qH8 #PhD #AMR #Metagenomics #Microbiology #Bioinformatics #MicroBiomica
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Food spoilage is more complex than identifying a single organism. We discuss how genomics, metagenomics and other omics approaches are reshaping the way we characterise spoilage microbiota in complex food systems. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2026.119633 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Congratulations to our newest PhD graduate on your recent conferring! 🎓 Dr @kt_wall_ We are proud to celebrate this milestone and wishing you every success for the future!
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in raw milk from milk vendi... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Abstract submissions are closing for the Microbiology Society Annual Meeting in Ireland 2026. Submit by 4 August 2026: microb.io/3TCU0Sg. #MicrobioIrish26
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🏳️🌈 The 5th LGBTQ+ Networking Event returns to Annual Conference. Join Queer in Microbiology for an evening of celebration and networking, including a Trans & Nonbinary pre-meet. Open to LGBTQ+ microbiologists and allies. microb.io/Microbio26SocialPr… #Microbio26
Colourful banner for the 2026 Annual Conference in Belfast featuring LGBTQ+ Pride and Progress flags with a microscope icon and event details.

ALT Colourful banner for the 2026 Annual Conference in Belfast featuring LGBTQ+ Pride and Progress flags with a microscope icon and event details.

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Great work and interesting points on beneficial systems but also biofilms hard to eradicate and remain major sources of foodborne outbreaks. Understanding these risks is key for food safety. #FoodSafety #Biofilms #FoodMicrobiology #OneHealth
Guerrino Macori@guerrinomacoriJan 23
Our paper “Biofilms: from the cradle of life to life support” is published in @Nature_NPJ Biofilms&Microbiomes. A great example of how bioinformatics and microbiology come together to study biology. Glad to be part of such a strong multidisciplinary team. rdcu.be/e0esg
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Abstract submission for Understanding and Predicting Microbial Evolutionary Dynamics 2025 is now open until 7 July 2025 at 23:59 BST. microb.io/MicroEvo25 #MicroEvo25
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Fantastic outputs presented by Muireann O’Connor of our SATLE-funded project at the UCD Teaching & Learning Symposium 2025. We demonstrated how games and digital tools can empower students and staff to engage with academic integrity in creative ways. #SATLE #FairGame
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Wanna generate metabolic maps of sequenced microbes? Ever heard of the Japanese KEGG Pathways database? Here's how I use this free tool to explore the clockwork of my bug of interest. 🦠🛠🧵 1/6
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