The cost of food is the main concern for people this Christmas but safety is still important, according to a survey.
Research from safefood revealed that almost 4 in 10 people in Ireland are concerned
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More than half of Northern Ireland’s home cooks are putting friends and family at risk of food poisoning because they don’t know how to barbecue meat to the correct temperature, according to a survey.
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Listeria monocytogenes has been detected in a number of frozen vegetables tested in Ireland.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) said findings show a potential risk of illness for consumers who have non-ready-to-eat (RTE)
Continue Reading People urged to cook frozen fruit and vegetables because of Listeria findings
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
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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
Continue Reading Survey finds people unsure of safe meat cooking temperatures
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
Continue Reading Northern Irish home cooks nervous ahead of Christmas meal
Almost half of people surveyed in Ireland are at risk of getting sick from eating undercooked hamburgers.
A total of 45 percent of respondents are risking illness from eating undercooked burgers because they don’t cook
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has used the backdrop of World Food Safety Day to remind people never to wash raw chicken.
FSAI and Safe Food, a group that promotes awareness and knowledge
Continue Reading Irish agencies repeat don’t wash raw chicken message
There is growing interest in collecting wild fungi in Ireland but this is not supported by an appreciation of the associated dangers, according to researchers.
The issue constitutes a growing national health threat, wrote Dr.
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Almost half of people surveyed still wash their turkeys before cooking despite this practice being against food safety advice.
Based on research in Ireland commissioned by the safefood organization, 43 percent of people wash turkey
Continue Reading Survey finds 4 in 10 wash turkey before cooking despite danger
