Food Standards Scotland (FSS) research has revealed high refrigerator temperatures are putting people at increased risk of foodborne illness.
Despite the recommended operating temperature being between 0 to 5 degrees C (32 to 41 degrees F), the majority of refrigerators monitored in the Fridge Recording Over Set Time (FROST) trial
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A study has found more than seven in 10 household refrigerators tested in Wales were operating at higher than the suggested safe temperature.
Food safety experts at the ZERO2FIVE Food and Drink Research Unit at Cardiff Metropolitan University conducted the research.
Findings revealed that 71 percent of fridges exceeded the
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Higher fridge temperatures in the homes of older people could be putting them at greater risk of Listeria infection, according to a study.
Researchers looked at the temperatures of domestic refrigerators in the Netherlands and the impact on listeriosis cases related to ready-to-eat (RTE) cooked meat products.
A survey among 1,020
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Scientists from a food research center in Wales are handing out fridge thermometers as part of a food safety research project.
Researchers from the ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University will be giving out thermometers during the Amgueddfa Cymru Food Festival in Cardiff on Sept. 9.
As part of the
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Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is calling on people to help gather data which will shape future food safety messaging.
The FROST Project – which stands for Fridge Recording Over Set Time – runs from August for several months. Initial results are expected by spring or early summer next year.
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Recalls happen in the U.S. almost daily. Most consumers know not to eat or drink the recalled products and to throw them out, but one thing that’s easy to forget about is cross-contamination.
Products that have been recalled often have been placed in consumers’ refrigerators, on their counters or in
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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 its temperature can rise and bacteria can grow if the fridge isn’t cold enough.
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Just as feathered birds head south for warmer weather, so, too, do human snowbirds, who pack up their RVs and travel trailers they call home once they get to their sunny destinations.
But food-safety gurus warn that there’s no vacation from food safety.
“I don’t subscribe to the ‘knock-on-wood’ approach
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Spring has long been the time of year for annual spring cleaning projects around the home. When it comes to safe food handling, however, everything that comes in contact with food must be kept clean all year long — including the refrigerator.
You probably keep your refrigerator at home clean
CRETE–I must admit I have been a bit neglectful in my weekly duties of getting my Publisher’s Platform in on time. This week I actually did have time to think about doing it between visits to a former Leper Colony (lawyers still welcome), very old Cretan churches and even older
