Research

Examining Nutrition Surveillance on the island of Ireland

This report outlines recent and current activities contributing to nutrition surveillance on the island of Ireland and makes recommendations for the future.

Measuring Food Poverty In Ireland

A first step in measuring the experience of food poverty in Ireland by combining three food deprivation items to quantify the level of food poverty today.

Consumer Focused Review of the Chicken Food Chain

This review found that chicken is now a key protein source for many consumers on the island of Ireland with eight out of ten adults now eating chicken every week. (Updated 2012)

What's in that bun?

The aim of this report is to provide a snapshot of the nutritional composition of a sample of cooked burgers purchased from a selection of takeaway outlets and takeaway vans.

Infectious Intestinal Diseases on the Island of Ireland

This report has examined four bacterial infections that frequently cause Infectious Intestinal Diseases on the island of Ireland.

Pizza - What's in that box?

The research is the latest in a series of reviews of takeaway foods and continues safefood's work in helping consumers make more informed choices when eating food that is prepared outside the home.

Food on a low income

This research adds further insight into people's experience of food on a low income and it informs both policy and community based programmes such as community food initiatives and awareness campaigns.

Body weight and eating habits in 5-12 year old Irish children

A shared goal of safefood and the Health Service Executive (HSE) is to improve the health of the Irish population.

Survey of salt levels in soup in catering establishments on the island of Ireland

The aim of this survey was to provide a snap shot of the salt content of soup from a range of catering outlets on the island.

Hold the gluten!

This project was designed to assess awareness of coeliac condition and to highlight the importance of providing gluten-free food.