Burgers Again The burger conundrum continues. Today is National Burger Day, and the Food Standards Agency is rightfully explaining to consumers why they need to cook a burger all the way through. Burgers are not like steak where just the outside surface could be contaminated with bacteria such as E. coli (and can be cooked […]
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Controlling Campylobacter in the Kitchen
People often think it is the last thing they ate that caused them to have food poisoning, but rarely consider that it may actually not have been the food they ate, but the food they prepared! Raw chicken is sadly still highly likely to be contaminated with Campylobacter – the latest FSA study still puts […]
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Campylobacter, cleaning, Food Hygiene, Food Poisoning, Handwashing, Home hygiene, hygienic cleaning, ShoppingCampylobacter Chicken maths
There are estimated to be 280,000 cases of Campylobacter every year and on average 110 deaths. The Food Standards Agency reckons that this means that around one third of us in the UK will suffer from the disease at some point in our lives. Four out of five cases are associated with chicken.
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Campylobacter: the facts
Campylobacter is still number one when it comes to bacterial food poisoning in the UK. It is estimated that every year around 280,000 people suffer from this disease, and on average there are 110 deaths – which works out at about one every three days.
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Spice Alert – contamination with nuts
Nut Allergy Alert! Recently two spices have been found to be contaminated with nuts in the UK – ground cumin and paprika. Ground almonds have been identified which could have severe consequences for anyone with an allergy to this nut. In addition, testing in the USA and Canada found peanut protein in cumin, so watch […]
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Berries and Salads – what’s the risk?
Berries and salads are popular and highly nutritious. The trouble is, they could be contaminated with some micro-organisms we could do without: norovirus, E. coli, Salmonella to name but a few. A recent study in Denmark highlights the risks, and advises that consumers should wash fruit and vegetables thoroughly before use. But what about frozen berries […]
