Imported food and foodborne illness are among the top concerns for consumers, according to a survey in Australia.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) commissioned the University of Adelaide to get insight into consumers’ responses
Continue Reading Foodborne illness and food imports among top concerns for Australians
Nearly 60 people fell ill in an outbreak of Salmonella infections in Australia in 2018 and 2019, but the source has not been found.
The outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg infections affected five states over seven
Continue Reading Source remains unknown in Australian Salmonella outbreak
Almost half of Australians surveyed are washing raw chicken before cooking it, according to a poll.
A consumer survey by the Food Safety Information Council and Australian Chicken Meat Federation found 49 percent of people
Continue Reading Survey finds half of Aussies wash raw chicken, increasing danger of food poisoning
Seven Australian states have recorded more than 100 Vibrio illnesses linked to raw oysters from South Australia.
There are 56 people sick in South Australia since September and three have been hospitalized. Western Australia has
Continue Reading More than 100 sick in Australia as oysters recalled
More than three-quarters of older Australians surveyed think it’s not safe to refreeze raw chicken that has been defrosted in the fridge, according to a poll.
Omnipoll found 88 percent of those over 65 thought
Continue Reading Surveys find chicken safety confusion and produce testing potential
The Food Safety Information Council (FSIC) has urged consumers not to become complacent about food poisoning.
The message comes as part of Australian Food Safety Week which runs from Nov. 13 to 20. The focus
Continue Reading Australians warned not to become complacent about food poisoning
Salmonella dominated reported outbreaks in Australia in 2016 causing several large incidents, according to a study published recently.
A total of 177 foodborne outbreaks were reported affecting 3,639 people, with at least 348 hospital admissions
Continue Reading Salmonella top cause of foodborne outbreaks in Australia
People’s hand hygiene habits have changed for the better during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research in the United Kingdom.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Ipsos Mori studied consumer hand hygiene behavior during the
Continue Reading Handwashing habits in UK, Australia changed during COVID-19 pandemic
A second inquiry into the closure of an Australian catering firm has found officials didn’t deliberately mislead investigators but omission of some evidence led to “considerable confusion”.
The parliamentary inquiry into the closure of I
Continue Reading I Cook Foods inquiry not misled but evidence errors caused confusion
Australian officials have reported three hepatitis A infections linked to dates imported from Jordan.
The strain is identical to the one that caused an outbreak of hepatitis A in the United Kingdom earlier this year,
Continue Reading Australian hepatitis A cases from imported dates match UK outbreak strain
