Tag: Food storage

  • Food Poisoning Top Nine

    Here are the nine most common causes of food poisoning. Food prepared too long in advance and stored at room temperature instead of in a refrigerator Cooling too slowly before refrigeration Not thawing frozen foods for long enough (especially poultry) Not keeping hot food hot enough; hot food should be kept above 63°C/145°F Food handlers…

  • Food Poisoning – an illness on the rise

    The incidences of food poisoning have been increasing in Britain, and elsewhere, in recent years. Ever wondered why? There are several reasons: more intensive farming methods contaminated animal feed more opportunities for breakdown in control of the supply process as food is cooked or partly cooked before reaching the consumer people now eat out more…