There has been an increase in the number of young Australians who always wash their hands before handling food, according to a survey.
Two thirds of 18 to 34 year olds said they always washed their hands before handling food, which is up from 57 percent in 2022.
Findings were released by the
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Meat thermometer ownership is growing but raw and rare meat consumption is increasing, according to an Australian charity.
The Food Safety Information Council conducts consumer research to see how Australians are doing in certain areas related to food safety.
Almost one in three surveyed have a meat thermometer at home
Continue Reading Meat safety and handwashing featured on an Australian report card
Are some holiday traditions worth passing on? The Wisconsin Department of Health Services sure doesn’t think so. And that tradition? Raw meat sandwiches, sometimes called Tiger Meat, Cannibal Sandwiches or steak tartare.
Many families in the upper Midwest, but seemingly across the U.S., consider these sandwiches to be a holiday
Continue Reading The concerning popularity of raw beef — ‘Tiger meat’ — sandwiches
Australian food safety week is highlighting raw and risky food with a call to buy and use a meat thermometer.
The focus from Nov. 12 to 19 is on the risk of food poisoning from raw or minimally cooked meat, poultry, fish, eggs and vegetables as well as possible infections by
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– OPiNION –
I am writing this in response to Dan Flynn’s raw milk article which appeared in Food Safety News on April 28. Mr. Flynn’s article reported on raw milk legislation currently being considered in Georgia, Missouri and Iowa.
The article reports that Georgia’s proposed Raw Milk Dairy Act,
Continue Reading Should all raw food have warning labels?
Eating meat fondues and raclette grill meals contributes to the annual seasonal peak of Campylobacter cases in Germany, according to a study.
During such meals, raw meat is typically handled directly at the table and touched with bare hands and often includes chicken meat, which can be contaminated with Campylobacter.
Continue Reading German study reveals fondue as possible source of winter Campylobacter peak
An outbreak of Salmonella linked to a traditional meal containing meat affected more than 20 people earlier this year in Wales.
Public Health Wales was notified about two cases of salmonellosis in late July, according to a presentation at the ESCAIDE conference, organized by the European Centre for Disease Prevention
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A study on a deadly E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom linked to raw pet food adds to the evidence of such products being a risk factor for human infections, according to researchers.
In August 2017, four people were infected with related strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
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Consider this a spoiler alert — literally.
Fads come and go, but miniskirts and disco didn’t carry the danger of severe food poisoning as does a new internet craze. Eating spoiled, rotting, raw meat is the latest health/high food, according to some online nuts. I would call them stupid, but
Continue Reading Beach Beat: What are they thinking? They’re not — they’re eating rotten meat
Two people have died after eating raw or undercooked horse meat, according to French public health officials.
Santé publique France has provided more details on two outbreaks linked to consumption of horse meat in summer and autumn. French authorities revealed the illnesses earlier this month.
The first epidemic with
Continue Reading Salmonella in horse meat linked to two deaths in France
