FSA warns against bad barbecue practices

Author Damien Wilde
Posted On 22nd August 2014

With the August Bank Holiday tantalisingly on the horizon just like the late summer sun, people are hoping that the weather holds up so that they can turn towards a little bit of outside catering over the course of this extended weekend.

But the Food Standards Agency has issued a few carefully chosen words on warning ahead of the elongated weekend.

Food poisoning, they say, is still a real danger and that problem is exasperated when people turn to cooking outdoors. [ Read More ]

Over one million cases of food poisoning in the UK

Author Damien Wilde
Posted On 3rd July 2014

More than one million cases of food poisoning were reported in the United Kingdom last year, with poorly cooked chicken the most common cause of complaint.

Last week the Food Standards Agency published a report into food poisoning and it made for some very interesting reading.

Officials highlighted the importance of their own findings, suggesting that official data significantly underestimate the risk as only the most serious cases get reported when patients seek medical help.

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