Breaking out
Across the pond, cantaloupes, pine nuts, romaine lettuce and sprouts caused serious outbreaks of illness in 2011, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in...
View ArticleBack to the freezer
The news this morning that Sainsbury’s, in partnership with Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), want food relabelled so that it can be frozen up until its 'use by' date, not just on the day of...
View ArticleDon't make light of listeria
For most of us, a bout of food poisoning – though extremely unpleasant – is inconvenient rather than life threatening. But those with suppressed immune systems, whether due to illness, chronic disease,...
View ArticleDon't economise on food safety
The topic of rising food prices seems to have been in the headlines almost daily for the past few years, but the recent change in tone shows that these increases are now hitting the consumer. Today’s...
View ArticleThey're always best served washed
After reading that the chances of James Bond dodging the 4,662 bullets fired at him during his film career and surviving is a miniscule 0.954662 I came to the conclusion that the storylines might not...
View ArticleHigher, faster – and into the unknown
If you feel that this blog has been notable by its absence over the past few weeks, you would be correct. Like millions of other citizens I’ve been devoting my spare time to the study of aero-dynamics,...
View ArticleScience – it’s a 'can-do' profession
Did you know that tin cans have now been used to store and preserve foods for 200 years? It’s the application of science at its best, I would say.It seems that the first cans (short for tinplated...
View ArticleNutty labelling
You may have seen stories in the media recently about bags of monkey nuts being withdrawn from sale because they were not labelled as peanuts. It may seem obvious that monkey nuts contain nuts, as some...
View ArticleDigestible facts about radiation
There are 27 nuclear sites situated at various points around the UK. Inevitably, as with any industrial process, they produce waste that enters the environment and may find its way into our food. But...
View ArticleFood safety: it’s more than child’s play
Have you ever learned something new while helping your children with homework or with a school project? I’m not embarrassed to admit that in the past I have. This is one of the reasons why teaching...
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