Verner Wheelock – Monthly update – November 2015

November has been extremely busy at Verner Wheelock, with all levels of Auditing and HACCP courses taking place in Skipton as well as the TACCP workshop, CIEH Training the Trainer and the first day of the Level 4 Food Safety course. As always, there have been several in-house courses at sites across the UK (a very cost-effective option if […]

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30 November 2015

Are rare burgers really that bad for you?

Are rare burgers safe? It’s often the case that the rarer meat is, the juicier it is, which is why several high-end burger restaurants are preferring to serve rare burgers which are pink in the middle. We eat rare steaks, they’re both made of beef, so what’s the difference? The answer is that the outside of

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28 September 2015

Festival food – how hygienic is it?

The first couple of weeks in September normally signal the end of the summer music festivals, open air concerts, village fetes, galas and agricultural shows. A reminder that summer is coming to a close and the nights are beginning to draw in. As well as face painting, henna tattoos and stalls selling clothes and jewellery,

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10 September 2015

Pathogens – Which herbs aren’t so good for you?

Which herbs aren’t good for you Herbs have been used in cooking and as remedies for ailments and illnesses for centuries. In recent times there has been a resurgence in the use of fresh herbs – perhaps fuelled by the panoply of cookery programmes on television. There’s no doubt that the addition of parsley, coriander,

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21 August 2015

25 years of Verner Wheelock Associates (pt 4)

If you read the earlier blog posts, you’ll know that Verner Wheelock Associates’ first home was in Bradford, but as the company began to expand it moved to the Broughton Hall Business Park near Skipton, North Yorkshire. Originally the company was based in the North Barn building and later at Archway Court. In 2003 it

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30 July 2015