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FSA shares latest findings on consumer food safety practices

By Joe Whitworth on March 11, 2023

Insights into people’s food safety approach when in the home, eating out, and ordering online have been provided by a survey.

Food and You 2 is a survey commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

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Students putting themselves at risk of food poisoning finds survey

By News Desk on January 12, 2023

Many students are not following recommended food safety and hygiene behaviors and are increasing their risk of food poisoning, according to a survey.

More than half are washing raw chicken at least occasionally and a…

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Positive pandemic handwashing trend not maintained, finds FSA

By Joe Whitworth on September 7, 2022

There has been a decline in consumer handwashing from mid-2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on results from a Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey.

Between April 2020 and January 2022, the proportion who reported handwashing…

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‘Mixed’ progress on food safety in Australia in past year

By Joe Whitworth on June 7, 2022

Australia’s food safety report card for the past 12 months is “mixed,” according to the Food Safety Information Council (FSIC).

There was a decline in reported Salmonella infections and a survey found fewer people are…
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Danish campaign reveals lack of norovirus knowledge

By News Desk on May 26, 2022

Kitchen staff and food companies lack knowledge about norovirus, according to a Danish report.

A Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen) campaign checked whether food companies and the staff who work in different types of…
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Start of petting zoo season prompts infection risk warning

By News Desk on April 13, 2022

An agency in Ireland has warned about the increased risk of Cryptosporidium because of the start of petting zoo season.

The Health Service Executive’s Department of Public Health Mid-West is advising people to improve handwashing…
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Study shows students ‘underestimate’ potential food safety risks

By News Desk on April 7, 2022

Young people have a limited understanding of foodborne microbes and underestimate the risks and consequences of illness, according to a study.

Researchers from the European Union’s project SafeConsume interviewed 156 people aged 11 to 18…
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Study questions current view of gastrointestinal illnesses as ‘mild’

By Joe Whitworth on March 16, 2022

Managing gastrointestinal infections is harder for people living in more disadvantaged conditions, according to a study.

Scientists said findings call into question the present approach to prevent stomach bugs in England, which focuses on individual…
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Australians warned not to become complacent about food poisoning

By News Desk on November 16, 2021

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…
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Denmark aims to use education to reduce norovirus risk when dining out

By Joe Whitworth on November 4, 2021

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has launched a campaign to lower the risk of exposure to norovirus when dining out.

Ahead of Christmas, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen) is focusing on how…
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