Food Safety Training - Verner Wheelock News Centre

Taking the ‘staff’ out of Staphylococcus aureus

Campylobacter, E-coli and salmonella – everybody’s heard of them and knows that they’re the bacteria responsible for many food poisoning outbreaks. Staphylococcus aureus is not one that readily trips off the tongue and yet it’s actually classed as a superbug. If this unpleasant critter gets into your bloodstream you’ll be seriously ill and could even […]

Taking the ‘staff’ out of Staphylococcus aureus Read More »

11 October 2021

Are you ready for Natasha’s Law?

As a result of their campaigning, The UK Food Information Amendment 2019 (or Natasha’s Law, as it is commonly known) comes into force on 1st October 2021. This means that all food that is pre-packed for direct sale (PPDS) will have to carry labelling stating the name of the product and a full ingredients list

Are you ready for Natasha’s Law? Read More »

20 August 2021

VWA Excellence Award Winners 2020 Revealed

The Verner Wheelock Excellence Awards We might have been in lockdown and in and out of tiers last year, but the pandemic didn’t prevent us from delivering their training courses to the food industry or providing ethical audit services. It certainly didn’t stop us from presenting our annual Excellence Awards last week. The Verner Wheelock

VWA Excellence Award Winners 2020 Revealed Read More »

Food Safety & Hygiene News Auditing training Ethical Trading Food Safety Training HACCP training

25 January 2021

Food pests and how to control them effectively

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

Food pests and how to control them effectively Read More »

Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training

26 September 2018

What causes Norovirus & Shigellosis?

There 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,

What causes Norovirus & Shigellosis? Read More »

Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training

17 September 2018