Posted by Bob Martin on 10 February 2012 in Science, safety and health
The news this morning that Sainsbury’s, in partnership with Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), want food relabelled so that it can be frozen up until its 'use by' date, not just on the day of purchase, is welcome, but not new. That uneaten chicken pie in the fridge is fine to go in the freezer right up until the 'use by' date. Our guidelines have always stated that it's fine to freeze food after the day of purchase as long as it has been correctly stored. We hope other supermarkets start highlighting this to their customers.
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Posted by Andrew Wadge on 27 January 2012 in Science, safety and health
Across the pond, cantaloupes, pine nuts, romaine lettuce and sprouts caused serious outbreaks of illness in 2011, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US. In fact, five of the most significant or unusual outbreaks of foodborne illness involved fresh produce. The CDC said that 2011 was the most active year in recent history for ‘foodborne illness outbreaks that crossed state lines’.
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Posted by Andrew Wadge on 04 January 2012 in Science in Government
'What a weak barrier is truth when it stands in the way of any hypothesis'. Mary Wollstonecraft
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Posted by Andrew Wadge on 15 December 2011 in Science, safety and health
How do you feel about the idea of going home this evening and cooking a lovely seared chicken breast – lightly cooked so it’s pink and bloody in the middle? Not tempted? I should hope not!
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Posted by Andrew Wadge on 05 December 2011 in Science, safety and health
I woke up this morning to hear that one of my great footballing heroes, Socrates, has died aged just 57 years. Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, to give him his full name, was the captain of one of the great Brazilian sides and he played his football with style and intelligence. For him, football was an art – rather different from the modern midfield machines!
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Posted by Andrew Wadge on 08 November 2011 in Science, safety and health
I’m not sure whether to be reassured or despondent at the results of the Republic of Ireland’s latest campylobacter in chicken survey. The results show 84% of shop bought chicken is contaminated with campylobacter and of these, 67% is C. jejuni and 32% C. coli (the main types that cause illness in people).
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