Round 4: International Food Safety Round Up 2018
Welcome to the fourth international food safety round up for the year! What’s been happening around the globe?
Category: Food and Safety
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...
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 Australia̵...
Defining Common Health Terms: Low Fat 101
Low fat is probably one of the most common phrases used when people discuss a healthy diet. But what does this term actually mean? And is it...
Defining Common Health Terms: Low GI 101
The term Low GI has been thrown around a lot recently. From food blogs to insta-mums, everyone likes to say that a low GI diet is the way to...