food poisoning
Eggs: handle with care
One in four Australians eat raw eggs, placing them at risk of salmonella poisoning, the Food Safety Information Council warns The Food Safety Information Council has released national Omnipoll research …
Talking turkey on food safety
Experts are warning that up to one in three Christmas guests could be at risk of the potentially deadly Listeria infection Ahead of the silly season, the Food Safety Information …
A ‘horror year’ for food poisoning
The theme for Australian Food Safety Week has been announced as ‘Food Poisoning – take it seriously!’ The week is to be held from 10 to 17 November 2018. Food Safety …
Listeria on the rise
Food safety stakeholders are warning people vulnerable to Listeria infection to avoid eating rockmelon, after 10 cases and two deaths were linked to the fruit The NSW Food Authority has …
Huge majority don’t understand safe cooking
Aussies may be great consumers of cooking shows on TV, but this doesn’t translate to a good understanding of food risks New data shows that 70% of Australians don’t know …
5 travel health myths
What are the real health risks of travelling? And just how prepared are Australians when it comes to travelling and health? Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccination division of pharmaceutical company Sanofi, …
New survey identifies real food poisoning culprits
Australians are incorrectly blaming the ‘off’ milk at the back of the fridge for food poisoning rather than much more risky raw egg dishes according to a national OmniPoll survey …
Clinical tips: Food safety explained
Clinical tips: Food safety explained. There have been recent reports in the press of people who contracted hepatitis A from imported frozen berries. These and other events certainly brought to …
Frozen berries linked to Hep A to be 100% screened
Frozen berries from factories in China linked to the Hepatitis A incident are set for screening in the latest update on the situation. Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, and Assistant …