Northern Ireland Press Releases
A list of recent press releases related specifically to Northern Ireland.
Most recent press releases
Vegetables: best served washed
Monday 5 December 2011
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Northern Ireland has today launched a new campaign reminding people to wash raw vegetables to help minimise the risk of food poisoning. The focus of the campaign is to reinforce existing food safety advice about storage, handling and cooking of food, including raw vegetables.
In Northern Ireland 66% of consumers have not heard of the most common cause of food poisoning
Monday 7 June 2010
New survey highlights the importance of good food hygiene in the kitchen.
Shoppers still unaware where salt is hidden
Monday 5 October 2009
Almost three quarters of people in Northern Ireland (73%) are not aware that bread and breakfast cereals are among the top salt-contributing foods in our diet, reveals a new Food Standards Agency survey.
Northern Ireland people urged to cut saturated fat from their diets to help prevent heart disease
Tuesday 10 February 2009
The Food Standards Agency today launches a major public health campaign in Northern Ireland to raise awareness of the health risks of eating too much saturated fat.
Consultation on meat hygiene charging gets underway
Friday 19 December 2008
The Food Standards Agency today launched a 14-week consultation on proposals to reform the charging system for official controls (inspections), in approved meat businesses in the UK.
The Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland wishes you a happy and healthy Christmas
Monday 15 December 2008
We're giving you a free seasonal screensaver complete with some timely reminders.
Pork incident update
Thursday 11 December 2008
Following the Food Standards Agency's recent announcement that Northern Ireland pork is not affected by contamination and remains unaffected by the contaminated feed incident, the Republic of Ireland authorities have now put in place measures to restore supplies of Irish pork and bacon.
'Home grown' stars throw weight behind healthy eating calendar
Wednesday 3 December 2008
Local celebrities including TV star Christine Bleakley are helping to spice up the 2009 eatwell calendar. Produced by the Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland (FSANI) the calendar is packed full of recipes from famous faces, as well as budget busting tips to make food shopping in 2009 easier on the bank balances of local consumers.
