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29th May 2008
Save the dates: Creme Meeting in Dublin on the 18th and 19th September, 2008.
Creme is hosting a Creme Food Safety and Nutrition meeting in Dublin on the 18th and 19th of September this year. This meeting will be both a user group meeting and an opportunity for those who have not yet used Creme to learn more about it. » Read more

1st May 2008
Creme is referenced in The SCCP's notes of guidance.
Creme is referenced in The SCCP's notes of guidance for the testing of cosmetic ingredients and their safety evaluation 6th revision. » Read the notes here

7th November 2007
FACET EU Framework 7 Project is Funded
We are delighted to announce that the EU FP7 Project FACET has been accepted for funding. CREMe is an integral partner in the project. » Read on

24th October 2007
New Article: Nano Foods - The Silent Revolution?
Nanotechnology in the food and consumer product industries has been a silent revolution as products are developed and marketed with little attention in the general media. We need to understand what questions need to be to asked regarding this issue before meaningful answers can be given.
» Read on

September 2007
CREMe Invited to Participate in the Global Discovery Lab in London
We are delighted to announce that CREMe has been invited to participate in the Global Discovery Lab in London. » Read on, » Location of Lab

10th August 2007
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Plant protection products and their Residues on acute dietary intake assessment of pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables
The above opinion has been adopted by EFSA and is now published online. Cronan McNamara was involved in the opinion as an invited expert and used the CREMe Food Safety probabilistic model to give a detailed estimate of the Irish population exposure to a range of pesticides in food. These results were compared to the IESTI estimates in the opinion.
Read the full opinion here

2nd August 2007
CREMe Featured in the Irish Entrepreneur - Crux of the Matter
CREMe was recognised as a leading Irish start-up company in the Deloitte sponsored Crux of the Matter article in the Irish Entrepreneur magazine.
Read the article here

July 2007
Probabilistic modelling of European consumer exposure to cosmetic products
has been accepted for publication in Food and Chemical Toxicology. The paper was written by C. McNamara et al. as part of the Colipa study.
Read the full paper here

July 2007
European consumer exposure to cosmetic products a framework for conducting population exposure assessments
has been accepted for publication in Food and Chemical Toxicology. The paper was written by B. Hall et al. of L'Oreal and Colipa as part of the Colipa study.
Read the full paper here

June 2007
New Article: Open Innovation in the Food Industry
There are major new drivers impacting how consumers make choices about the foods they will spend money on. The food industry is responding to these drivers by developing new and innovative products. Read on

May 2007
CREMe Featured in Food Magazine
This latest issue of Food Magazine contains an article on CREMe entitled "First international exposure assessment collaboration tool released" which highlights the importance of CRN, REACH and exposure assessments (see pages 29-31).
Read Pdf version of Food Magazine Issue 6 2007

30th April 2007
Microbial Food Safety Models Now Available in CREMe Food Safety
Microbial food safety concerns have been high profile in the industry in recent years, from E. Coli in spinach to salmonella in peanut butter and chocolate bars.
Read on

25th April 2007
The Number of CRN members has exceeded 150 in the first two months of operation of the network

28th February 2007
New CREMe Article on Folic Acid
Give Mothers-To-Be Their Daily Bread

1st February 2007
CRN linked with REACH regulations
The importance of CRN for data sharing within REACH is recognized in. Please note that CRN membership is now free of charge. Read the full article here.

29th January 2007
CREMe Research Network released
CREMe launches worldwide collaboration initiative into consumer safety