One of the countries which have been rooted in food safety controversy over the last year is China. A total of 109 people died in the country because of food poisoning in the year 2013. Although this number may seem…
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Food Safety in China Improved Over the Last Year
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Can Foodborne Illness Increase your Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder that is associated with abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhoea or constipation or both. Foodborne illnesses caused by bacteria increase the risk of developing IBS. This is yet another reason to be cautious when…
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Food Safety over the Holidays
Naturally this time of the year is one filled with celebrations and eating but it is also the time of year when the most number of food poisoning cases are reported and this is no coincidence. There are many holiday…
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How Safe are Leftovers?
As we get closer to Christmas most of us are already busy planning what that Christmas day meal will entail. For most of us it is a day of excess where we make enough food to last us weeks, but…
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How Prone to Contamination is Blue Cheese?
A recent contamination of a batch of blue cheese with Salmonella enteritidis has highlighted the danger around cheese and blue cheese in particular. A case which took place in Georgia and Florida in The United States highlights the risks associated…
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Experts Explain which Foods are most prone to Food Poisoning
Australian food safety experts have recently issued a warning to Australians about foods that they need to be cautious of when it comes to food poisoning and it isn’t just the foods that automatically come to mind when we think…
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Bendigo Restaurant Accused of 25 Food Safety Breaches
It is quite shocking to think that one venue in Bendigo has been accused and convicted of a staggering 25 food safety breaches. This was the third incident of this nature this year and most of them related to generally…
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Consumers Say Food Safety more Important than Price
Research done by research organisation Roy Morgan shows that food safety is more important to customers than other factors like the supermarket’s proximity to their home, product range or prices. In fact 57 per cent of grocery buyers over the…
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Aussie Consumers Ignoring Food Safety Advice
A food safety warning to all consumers in Oz, always be vigilant to food safety. This sadly is not being adhered to in Oz according to a survey which forms part of Australian Food Safety Week. Apparently in Oz few…
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Brisbane Salmonella Outbreak leaves 220 ill and one dead
Australia’s food industry is one of the best in the world, with some of the most stringent food handling and food safety regulations so when we hear about serious food poisoning incidents that sickening hundreds and even claim lives it…
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