There are numerous recipes which require raw eggs to be added but how safe is it to consume raw eggs, in other words, eggs that have not been cooked to killed possible bacteria? Whether cooking for your family or professionally,…
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Food Safety Risks associated with Eggs
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Countries Battle with Antibiotic-Resistant Food poisoning
Even more reason to be careful that the food you eat is safe has surfaced in countries all over the world. Never before in history has safety been such a prevalent and important issue as it is today and with…
Posted in Featured, Latest Articles Tagged with: Antibiotic, food handling, Food poisoning, Food Safety, Salmonella
Entire Town Sickened by Severe E.Coli Outbreak
An outbreak of E.Coli has affected 3 women in a Massachusetts town. The outbreak is currently under investigation by the state’s Department of Public Health. An article on the FoodSafetyNews.com explained that since May 20, the women have been admitted…
Posted in Featured, Latest Articles Tagged with: E.Coli, E.Coli Outbreak, food handling, Food Safety, Food Safety News, food safety training
The Value of Investing in a Meat Thermometer
A valuable yet highly underrated kitchen utensil which should feature in every kitchen is the Meat Thermometer. I recently came across an article by a food safety writer on foodsafety.com.au which discussed the value of this kitchen tool. As the…
Posted in Featured, Latest Articles, News Tagged with: food handling, food preparation, Food Safety, foodborne bacteria, Meat Thermometer
Caustic Soda used instead of Salt Sickens 11
WorkSafe WA is investigating an incident involving a case of mistaken identity between caustic soda and table salt. Eleven people fell ill after consuming caustic soda instead of salt. 5 of these were children under the age of 10 who…
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Risk of Food Poisoning to Children
One of the reasons why food safety and good food hygiene are so important in food preparation, both at home and commercially is because of the risk that contaminated food presents to certain vulnerable members of the population, in particular…
Posted in Featured, Latest Articles, News Tagged with: Food poisoning, Food Safety, Salmonella, Salmonella Mbandaka, Salmonella Tahini Outbreak, Tahini, tahini sesame paste
Food Store Inspection Turned Into a Hazmat Emergency
College Station in Texas was the town where 2 separate food safety emergencies happened recently. The 2 food safety emergencies were totally unrelated, one had to do with an E.Coli outbreak whereas the other was related to a fumigant problem…
Posted in Featured, Latest Articles, News Tagged with: aluminum phosphide, Food Safety, Food Store Inspection, foodborne illnesses, Hazmat Emergency
Name and Shame Register Deters Food Safety Violations
A recent article on FoodSafety.com.au discussed the success of the food safety “Name and Shame Register” which was established several years in an attempt to avoid food safety violations. The premise behind the register is that food businesses would be…
Posted in Featured, Latest Articles Tagged with: Food handling Update, Food Safety, food safety breaches, Food Safety Violations, Name and Shame Register
Travellers How to decrease your risks of Foodborne Illness
Are you one of those people that get sick from food poisoning every time you leave home on holiday? Well there are some simple rules to staying safe when travelling especially when consuming food while travelling abroad. Commonly referred to…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: food handling, Food poisoning, food preparation, Food Safety, foodborne illness, traveller’s diarrhea, travellers sickness
CDC Food Safety Progress Report shows Higher Campylobacter Rates in 2012
2012 was not such a good year for foodborne illness prevention when you consider that infection rates in the US of the most common foodborne pathogens including Campylobacter and Vibrio rose dramatically. While other major pathogens generally maintained rates similar…
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