A survey on habits and beliefs around food hygiene has found some people wash raw chicken before cooking and others check their phones while preparing food.
Ipsos interviewed 2,231 adults aged 16 to 75 in the United Kingdom online in March 2024.
Overall, 85 percent of adults said they cook
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has voiced frustration at what it called “repeated, similar and fundamental” breaches of food law.
92 enforcement orders were served on businesses for violating food safety legislation in 2023, up from the 77 reported in 2022.
FSAI expressed disappointment at the increase and
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A large outbreak with almost 200 cases in China was caused by poor hygiene at the producer and inadequate food storage at schools, according to a recent study.
An outbreak of acute gastrointestinal illness occurred at two middle schools in a rural region of Chongqing in 2021. The source was
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People appear to have improved food safety behaviors related to reducing energy bills and saving money, according to a survey.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Consumer Insights Tracker found 13 percent of participants turned off a fridge and/or freezer containing food in November compared to 18 percent in October.
One
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Half of consumers surveyed in Scotland have eaten food after its use-by date because of money worries, according to Food Standards Scotland (FSS).
The survey asked more than 1,000 people a series of questions in late September on changes in behaviors related to food since April and the cost of
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found some people are taking food safety risks because of money pressures and rising energy costs.
Data comes from a consumer survey of 2,000 adults in September relating to food in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
A new question for the latest edition of
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A survey has found some people in the United Kingdom taste food to see if it’s spoiled and others ignore use-by dates.
Research by white goods retailer Currys covered storage habits and methods people use to tell when food is off. The poll was conducted with 2,026 people across the UK in
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The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension Service is warning consumers against storing perishable foods outdoors this winter.
Extremely cold weather is hitting much of the Northern U.S. this week and despite the sub-freezing weather, it’s best to keep food in the refrigerator or freezer.
The Nebraska Extension Service urges consumers to
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Bakery products were linked to the most illnesses in 2020, according to an analysis of food poisonings reported to the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket).
Food categories behind illnesses included bakery items with 210 cases, chicken with 155 people sick and foods from the sea at 164 cases. Bakery products such
Continue Reading Swedish agency sees decline in reports of foodborne illness, possibly because of pandemic
Canada has pulled ahead of the United States in the latest edition of a report that measures food security.
The Economist Impact’s Global Food Security Index (GFSI) has the United States in ninth while Canada is seventh. In the previous edition, the United States was eleventh with Canada in twelfth
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