According to the Food Standards Agency the risk of getting avian influenza (bird flu) through the food chain is very low. There have been a few cases of this occurring, but in order to catch it, it would mean very close contact between humans and infected live birds. It is highly unlikely that you would […]
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training HACCP trainingThis week was, of course, the anniversary of Armistice Day, but throughout the year there have been all sorts of events marking 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War. Perhaps the most striking is the sea of 888,246 red ceramic poppies surrounding the Tower of London; each one representing a British or
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Nutrition Training NewsAs we know, Campylobacter is one of the most common causes of food poisoning in the UK and is particularly prevalent in chickens and other poultry. If you remember from our previous post, around 65% of chickens sold in supermarkets contain the pathogenic bacteria. Camopylobacter is present in the guts of animals and generally enters
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training HACCP trainingLove it or loathe it, the festive season will soon be upon us (yep! Less than seven weeks to go!). That said, you might be thinking of booking a table at restaurant for a Christmas meal with family, friends or work colleagues. Restaurants will really go to town to make the most of the period
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training HACCP trainingWelcome to the Verner Wheelock review of October 2014 An international flavour comes to Skipton We were delighted to welcome 12 international delegates to Skipton during October for our annual ‘Creating Savoury Flavours’ course. This unique, lab-based training course was held in the Food Technology facility at Ermysted’s Grammar School which provided the perfect setting for this
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