Lynn-Anne Allinson is the latest in a number of Verner Wheelock delegates to win the Food Safety prize at the Royal Society of Public Health’s (RSPH) annual Hygeia Awards. A Raw Materials Specialist at dried foods manufacturer, Symington’s in Leeds, Lynn-Anne received the award for achieving the top marks in the RSPH Level 4 Award […]
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Food Safety & Hygiene NewsNot 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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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training HACCP trainingThe 7 Principles of HACCP are: Principles 1 & 2 – Hazard Analysis and CCPs So we’ve made sure our prerequisites are in place and we’ve got a HACCP team together. What next? Next we need to go through each procedure and look for any potential hazards that might affect the safety of the food
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