Irish people generally have good knowledge of the main aspects to prevent Salmonella infection, according to recently published study results.
Researchers evaluated consumers’ food safety knowledge by looking at their practices and attitudes regarding raw meat handling, cross-contamination while handling different types of food products, and knowledge of Salmonella risk and associated
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More than three-quarters of Irish people don’t know the correct temperature to cook their turkey, according to a survey.
Among respondents in the Republic of Ireland, 27 percent were concerned about undercooking the turkey and being sure it was safe to eat while 7 percent were worried about overcooking and
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A company in the Republic of Ireland has been punished for breaches of food law including forging and altering documents.
Arrabawn Co-Operative Society Limited was convicted in a recent district court ruling and fined €40,000 ($46,400). Arrabawn employs 400 people and collects milk from more than 1,000 shareholder farmers. It
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More than half of Northern Ireland’s home cooks are unclear about how to barbeque meat to the correct safe temperatures, according to recently released survey results.
Results revealed that 55 percent of participants didn’t know what temperature meat should be cooked to. Responses ranged from 30 degrees C to 260
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A quarter of home cooks are nervous about cooking the Christmas meal, according to research by “safefood.”
The online poll of more than 300 adults across Northern Ireland in late November also found that one in six people aged between 18 and 34 years old will be cooking their first
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Many people in the Republic of Ireland have had issues with under or overcooking turkey during Christmas, according to a survey.
The research, commissioned by safefood, found 15 percent of Irish people have had such issues. Undercooking was the problem for 6 percent, with 9 percent overcooking their turkeys.
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How often during the course of last year did the 5 million people of Ireland lodge complaints related to their food? The Food Safety Authority of Ireland is out with a report on its Advice Line for 2015 that provides some answers. 
The FSA of Ireland took 2,739 complaints by
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