A French agency has warned people of the risks of eating berries or leaves from decorative plants.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) seasonal message focused on holly, mistletoe
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Officials in New Zealand have warned of an increased risk of food poisoning at home because of the festive season and warmer summer weather.
Ayesha Verrall, Minister for food safety, said an estimated 100,000 people
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A quarter of home cooks are nervous about cooking the Christmas meal, according to research by “safefood.”
The online poll of more than 300 adults across Northern Ireland in late November also found that one
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Food Standards Scotland’s festive food safety campaign is focusing on “use by” and “best before” dates.
This year’s notice is reminding consumers to pay attention to food labeling with the help of Aunty May. She
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I got this tweet and link from my friend, and Santa doppelganger, Julian Cox (despite that he also eats oysters):
Bill, I thought I’d take the opportunity of this tweet, and your fame and network,
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Public health agencies in Australia have issued advice to help people avoid food poisoning this holiday season.
The country is in it’s summer months now and has also been affected by bushfires and record high
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To help reduce food poisonings, Food Standards Scotland is reminding people not to overfill their refrigerators this festive season.
Officials from Food Standards Scotland (FSS) said an overstuffed fridge could lead to food poisoning as
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Almost half of people surveyed still wash their turkeys before cooking despite this practice being against food safety advice.
Based on research in Ireland commissioned by the safefood organization, 43 percent of people wash turkey
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Complaints of food poisoning, allergic reactions and foreign bodies in food could increase by more than half during the holidays this December, according to Food Alert.
The company, which provides food safety and health and
Continue Reading Food safety complaints expected to rise this month; anti-waste efforts continue
Many people in the Republic of Ireland have had issues with under or overcooking turkey during Christmas, according to a survey.
The research, commissioned by safefood, found 15 percent of Irish people have had such
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