Ahhh, the ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ is upon us again. Berries are on the trees, leaves are turning yellow and russet, the nights are drawing in, the harvest is home…. Speaking of harvests, 2013 has been a bumper year for apple crops in the UK and it’s all down to the weather. The […]
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Food Safety & Hygiene NewsMost people don’t need an excuse to eat chocolate….I’m salivating just thinking about a big piece of gooey chocolate cake…. but if you generally try to resist temptation, throw all caution to the wind and indulge yourself because it’s Chocolate Week this week! (14th to 20th October.) Yes, seven full days devoted to the delicious
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Nutrition Training NewsFrom November this year it will be mandatory for the 23,000 food outlets in Wales to display their Food Hygiene Rating Scheme sticker. The scheme, which replaced the old ‘Scores on the Doors’ system in 2012, awards a hygiene rating of zero (urgent improvement needed) to 5 (very good) to food businesses in England, Wales
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training HACCP trainingThe general public certainly seem to know about E.coli and Salmonella (remember Edwina Currie with her eggs scare?) but how many people would be able to name Campylobacter as a source of food poisoning? Nevertheless this spiral-shaped bacterium, which penetrates the mucus membranes and attacks the immune system, is the most common form of food
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training HACCP trainingFirst it was Jamie Oliver with his mission to improve school dinners. Now the Hairy Bikers are on a crusade to revive and improve the Meals on Wheels service by encouraging cooks to ditch dried and frozen foods and prepare fresh, tasty meals instead. They kicked off a new service two years ago in Surrey
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