The latest Food Safety and Health & Safety news & opinion:

04 February, 2012

Food Safety: FSA survey reports that 79% of people are 'aware' of the hygiene standards of places they eat out at. They make their judgments based on:

General appearance of premises (64%)

Appearance of staff (52%)

Reputation (41%)

Full report here: http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/biannualpublicattitudestrack.pdf

02 February, 2012

Food Safety: Outbreak of Salmonella Newport possibly linked to watermelons

http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2012/feb/salnew

Food Safety: £10k fine for mouse droppings in Twickenham baker’s kitchen

http://theehp.com/2012/01/12/food-safety-10k-fine-for-mouse-droppings-in-bakers-kitchen/

10 January, 2012

Food Safety: Some Chorizo, Serrano ham & Tapas trio bought from Makro contain listeria..DO NOT EAT

http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2012/jan/makro

05 January, 2012

Food Safety: Food colourings associated with hyperactivity

According to research at Southampton University, funded by the Food Standards Agency, there are six food colours associated with possible hyperactivity in young children:

• sunset yellow FCF (E110)
• quinoline yellow (E104)
• carmoisine (E122)
• allura red (E129)
• tartrazine (E102)
• ponceau 4R (E124)

16 December, 2011

Food Safety: Raw meat drips blood onto fresh veg in Newport shop

http://theehp.com/2011/12/16/food-safety-raw-meat-drips-blood-onto-fresh-veg-in-newport-shop/

15 December, 2011

Food Safety: Owner fined £3,788 for cockroach-infested restaurant

http://theehp.com/2011/12/15/food-safety-owner-fined-3788-for-cockroach-infested-restaurant/

15 December, 2011

Food Safety: Talking Turkey Part 1 (how not to give your family food poisoning as a Christmas gift)

http://theehp.com/2011/12/15/food-safety-talking-turkey-part-1-how-not-to-give-your-family-food-poisoning-as-a-christmas-gift/

9 December, 2011

FoodSafety: Home dishcloths – 90% harbour dangerous levels of bacteria

http://theehp.com/2011/12/09/food-safety-home-dishcloths-90-harbour-dangerous-levels-of-bacteria/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_campaign=806afcc3b1-This_Week_at_theEHP_5_Dec_9_Dec12_9_2011&utm_medium=email

2 December, 2011

Health & Safety: Hotel fined £5,000 for health & safety offences

http://theehp.com/2011/12/02/health-safety-hotel-fined-5000-for-health-safety-offences/

2 December, 2011

Food Safety: 90% of Campylobacter outbreaks at catering venues due to undercooked chicken liver pate

http://theehp.com/2011/12/02/food-safety-90-of-campylobacter-outbreaks-at-catering-venues-due-to-undercooked-chicken-liver-pate/

1 December, 2011

Health & Safety: One million self-employed to be exempt from H&S law

http://theehp.com/2011/12/01/health-safety-one-million-self-employed-to-be-exempt-from-hs-law/

13 November 2011

FSA warning on certain jars of Lloyd Grossman Korma sauce

http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2011/nov/botulismwarn

4 November, 2011

Food Safety: Best Western Hotel fined £16,000 

 http://theehp.com/2011/11/04/food-safety-best-western-hotel-fined-16000/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_campaign=3ff02e5bda-This_Week_at_theEHP_31_Oct_4_Nov11_4_2011&utm_medium=email

4 November, 2011

Food Safety: Import ban on produce from Egypt extended

http://theehp.com/2011/11/04/food-safety-import-ban-on-produce-from-egypt-extended/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_campaign=3ff02e5bda-This_Week_at_theEHP_31_Oct_4_Nov11_4_2011&utm_medium=email

31 October 2011

Trafford contractor fined £145k over worker's death

http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-nw-31mills.htm

25 October 2011

Gaudiano olives withdrawn due to botulism

http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2011/oct/gaudiano

13 October 2011

Rock Farm Dairy recalls milk and cream

http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2011/oct/rockfarm

10 October 2011

Food Standards Agency - Search for food hygiene ratings

http://ratings.food.gov.uk/QuickSearch.aspx

05 July 2011

BEKO frost free fridge freezers safety warning

http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/news/LatestNewsReleases_PR1554.asp

25 June 2011

E Coli Updated sprouted beans statement

http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2011/june/ecoli

17 June 2011

The Co-operative recalls salad dressing

http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2011/june/coopsalad

17 June 2011

Iceland recalls beef in oyster sauce noodles

http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2011/june/iceland

6 June 2011

E coli outbreak 'trail' leads to German bean sprouts

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/06/e-coli-germany-bean-sprouts

14 January 2011

Margaret Perthen finds gecko in Tesco bag of broccoli
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/852688-spanish-gecko-found-in-bag-of-tesco-broccoli-in-essex#ixzz1fEJZnxDo

24th November 2010

E.coli boy, five, died in front of his mother after school meal
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/848225-e-coli-boy-five-died-in-front-of-his-mother-after-school-meal#ixzz1fEL9x961

27th July 2010

Egg fried mice is off the menu after mouse found in sweet and sour sauce 
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/836332-egg-fried-mice-is-off-the-menu-after-mouse-found-in-sweet-and-sour-sauce#ixzz1fEKkhCZX

27 May 2010

Check out a restaurant's most recent hygiene inspection before you go there.... you might be surprised!

http://www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk/

27 May 2010

KFC fined over cockroach discovery

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/825444-kfc-fined-over-cockroach-discovery