Author: Food & Safety Admin

Chromobacterium Subtsugae & Blue Rice Exposure

Recently we discovered our curry and rice dish getting streaks in it. Turns out the culprit may be chromobacterium subtsugae. Are consumers...

Does someone have to die before a supermarket does a recall?

3 weeks ago we found this… Imagine our surprise when we found black spots and streaks through 5 ready-to-serve dishes we had in our fr...

What magical ingredient in this Brunswick Stew made hundreds of people ill and is present in all Australian kitchens?

The answer? Time. As summer approaches and we all start heading out to barbecues and picnics, it’s important to understand one of the...

Video: How to Build a Risk & Compliance Model for Your FSMS

It is important to have a sound Food Safety Management System (FSMS). According to the International Standard ISO 22003, FSMS is defined as...

Case Closed: Finding The Needle In Strawberry Punnet

The ‘needle in strawberry’ scandal hit many Australians hard around two months ago. Now, the culprit has been found.

Video: Determining Detectability of Detectable Products

Detectable products can help business discover a contamination in their product. After the strawberry needle scandal that plagued Australia...

Do You Know Summer Food Safety? Part 2

Nothing says ‘Aussie summer’ than throwing a barbie. But the rising thermostat can cause bacterial growth in our food. Without the prope...

What would you want a supermarket to do when…

We bought a bunch of contaminated ready-made-meals. When we returned them we found a shelf full of contaminated meals (a week later). What d...

The results of our Food Safety Quiz are sickening – literally

We have finished collating the first round of responses to our Food Safety Quiz and the results present a chilling picture of Australia&#821...

Video: Food Supply Chains – A Review of Industry Safety and Social Responsibility Requirements

It is very easy to have a slip up in the food supply chains of your business. This is especially true if you run a larger company. But it is...