The games of the XXXI Olympiad take place from 5th to 21st August this year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A city that’s over 5,500 miles away from the UK. As with any major city, there are the ubiquitous fast food chains. Pizza is a particular favourite. But I wanted to explore some of the […]
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Food Safety & Hygiene NewsRecently a restaurant owner was jailed for six years for the manslaughter of a customer. No, there were no guns or knives involved. There hadn’t been a brawl. He hadn’t laced his food with cyanide. What he did do, however, was ignore a customer’s request about how his food was prepared. Paul Wilson, who suffered from
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training HACCP trainingEating out certainly isn’t what it used to be. Chefs are becoming more creative, not only in the food they serve, but also in the way it’s presented. So much so that it seems the traditional table setting is distinctly ‘old hat.’ In fact, if you go to a trendy eaterie, you’re more likely to
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Food Safety & Hygiene NewsThe Government introduced the new National Living Wage (NLW) at the beginning of this month. Under the new rules, from 1st April this year employees aged over 25 years must be paid at least £7.20 per hour (unless they are in the first year of an apprenticeship). On the plus side, around 6 million workers
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Food Safety & Hygiene NewsAre you hoping Britain will remain in the EU? Are you hoping Britain will remain in the European Union (EU)? Or are you ready to say ‘au revoir’? Wherever your sympathies lie, there’s no denying that some of laws they’ve passed relating to food (or tried to) are slightly bizarre… Bendy bananas? Don’t be daft!
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