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Want to be healthier? – Drink more water!

Watching the sailing and the events in the Olympic pool last year got me to thinking about water. It’s something that in the western world we take for granted. If we need to shower or bathe, brush our teeth, wash dishes or clothes, water the plants, clean anything, wash our hands, rinse fruit and vegetables, […]

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Colour coding is a bright idea when it comes to HACCP and Food Safety

Preventing contamination and cross-contamination is at the very heart of any food safety or HACCP training programme. If operating rules and procedures are kept simple then understanding and implementation is swift and the potential for error is significantly reduced. One of the simplest forms of avoiding cross-contamination is colour coding. This can apply to all

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British Tomato Week – fruit or vegetable?

It’s an age-old conundrum – is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Quite frankly, who cares? Fruit or vegetable, they taste great, especially if they’re British! Today (20th May) marks the start of British Tomato Week which heralds the beginning of the main British tomato season, which runs from May to November. This year

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HACCP – the space-age food safety system

He’s quite possibly the most famous astronaut since Armstrong, Aldrin and Glenn (not to mention Doug Wheelock – the first Wheelock in space!). A music video recorded aboard the International Space Station featuring Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield has gone viral. The song, a version of David Bowie’s early hit ‘Space Oddity’ shows Hadfield singing

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