The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has urged businesses to register with their local councils following a rise in the number of new firms during the coronavirus pandemic.
Data shows 37 percent of 92,540 new ventures registered since March 2020 are run from domestic kitchens at private addresses, according to the
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More than 20 people have fallen ill in Singapore after eating a type of dessert pastry.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are investigating five separate incidents affecting 23 people.
Patients reported gastroenteritis symptoms after consuming Mdm Ling Bakery Mao Shan Wang durian snow skin mooncakes.
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Authorities in Singapore are investigating a foodborne outbreak linked to a home-based business that has sickened 15 people.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) reported those sick had gastroenteritis symptoms after having food prepared by The Peachy Sugarmaker Pte Limited on Aug. 5 and 7.
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Dutch people are paying more attention to hygiene in the kitchen, according to a survey measuring attitudes and habits during the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdowns.
Research by the Netherlands Nutrition Center (Voedingscentrum) looked at how much focus people have been putting on their health. Experts hope the positive changes
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Your soon-to-be 6-year-old wants you to bake elaborately decorated holiday cookies and cakes in the shapes of of the season. You’ve found a cake-decoration video online, but it uses ingredients that make you wonder if they are safe to eat.
The food and Drug Administration wants you to be
Continue Reading Non-toxic does not equal edible; be careful when decorating holiday treats
Holiday baking is a staple for many gift givers, but bread makers should take caution: Making bread in canning jars creates a readymade package, but poses life-threatening risks.
According to the National Center for Home Food Preservation, some bread and cake recipes call for baking in canning jars and
Continue Reading Holiday Hazard: ‘Canned’ bread a recipe for botulism poisoning
