Food Safety & Hygiene News

We’ve all heard the term ‘dirty money’, but were you aware that you could be handling it every day? According to research undertaken by experts at Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) faecal bacteria can be found on 14% of bank notes, 10% of credit […]

season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ is now upon us. Traditional British orchard fruits come into their own at this time of year – apples, plums, pears, cherries – and let’s not forget delicious blackberries, gooseberries and rhubarb. It’s the time for Harvest Festivals, wrapping up warm and going out for a long walk, then

World Heart Day – 29th September 2012 Believe it or not, the disease that claims the most lives in the UK is not cancer, but Coronary Heart Disease. Cardiovascular disease (heart attack and stroke) kills around 82,000 people in the UK every year. Worldwide this figure is an estimated 17 million people. There are currently

Whilst most Brits will be waving the red, white and blue of the Union Jack at the forthcoming Paralympics, Verner Wheelock Associates has lent its support to the Irish Para Equestrian team. VWA has provided sponsorship to the team and will be cheering on the Irish medal hopefuls at the Para Equestrian events which take

This year there’s been several reasons to be proud to be British: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, The first Brit in a Wimbledon men’s final for 74 years; A Brit winning the men’s doubles title; Bradley Wiggins winning the Tour de France; oh, a certain prestigious sporting event being hosted in our capital city; and, of