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Not so long ago we had an adorable House Martin family nesting outside the window. It was super cute, but what wasn’t not so great is the build-up of droppings on the window sill. Bird droppings and the faeces of other animals are highly toxic. It’s bad enough outside a domestic property but you can imagine […]
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety TrainingThere have been more than six outbreaks of viruses, especially Norovirus, on cruise ships so far this year. This might seem a large number, but in actual fact the likelihood of contracting Norovirus on a cruise ship is just one-eighteenth of a percent. You are far more likely to contract Norovirus on dry land. Nevertheless,
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety TrainingIf you left school, college or university several years ago, the chances are you won’t have sat an exam for a very long time. However, exams are a necessary evil if you want to gain qualifications for career progression; or improve your skills in your current role. It’s natural to feel a little anxious before
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It’s finally summer time, so it’s out with the stodge and in with the fruit and salad! When you’re preparing lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries and the like, you might encounter the odd creepy crawly. However, these can be removed easily. it’s the microscopic bacteria you can’t see that can cause serious food poisoning. That’s
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training HACCP trainingIf you work in the food industry, it’s essential that you have the correct training. As a minimum, anyone handling food for public consumption needs to have basic food safety training. Poor food hygiene can lead to unsafe food being sold or served. Unsafe food can result in serious illness or, in extreme cases, death.
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