This week the Food Standards Agency (FSA) launched their national food hygiene rating scheme nationwide. Finally, there’s no need to be concerned about the standard of food from that dodgy burger van in town, your local Chinese takeaway or that grotty-looking greasy cafe in your village! Instead, you’ll be able to see the ‘scores on [...]
Tags: Food Hygiene, Food Safety, food standards agency, FSA
This week an EU-survey found that Britons are more worried about animal welfare than food safety. The survey was conducted for the European Food Safety Authority and it polled the opinions of nearly 26,700 people from Europe. This included 1,300 individuals from Great Britain. In the study, more Britons announced concerns for the poor treatment [...]
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This week the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) assessed 808 “general function health claims”, including opinions on probiotic yoghurts, such as Yakult. To date, the EFSA has assessed over 1,700 claims from a list of 4,637 that have been sent to the European Commission and Member States, which are responsible for authorising such claims.. The [...]
Food production giants, Premier Foods have been fined nearly 17,000 after a mouse was found baked into a loaf of its Hovis ‘Best of Both’ bread. Stephen Forse, a father of three young children, found the mouse crushed into the loaf while buttering bread to make sandwiches for his children. The animal’s tail was missing, [...]
Tags: Contamination, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Hovis, Mice, Pests, Premier Foods
The Chinese government is cracking down on food safety crimes and the worse offenders will face the death penalty. This news comes from the official Xinhua news agency, which has cited a joint notice from the Public Security Bureau, The Supreme Court, the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate. All have agreed that [...]
Tags: China, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, food safety laws
Imagine the following scenario: You’re on holiday in Bangkok. You see an authentic market selling delicious fruits at cheap prices. You’re hungry and the produce looks tempting. You go over and grab something to eat. But in this idyllic daydream, you’re probably not imagining the infested bacteria, antifungal agents or dangerous chemicals that are on [...]
Tags: bacteria, Bangkok, Chemicals, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Fruit, Tourism
They say that a surgeon’s hands must never shake; well a chef’s hands must never be dirty!
How many icky germs are living in your dishcloth?
Tags: basic food hygiene, clean dishcloth, Food Hygiene, Food Safety
How do chefs keep their clothes so dazzlingly white?
Tags: chef's clothing, Food Hygiene, Food Safety
When you find yourself unemployed there are two ways you can go…
Tags: career, employment, Food Safety, Food Safety Training, unemployed