10 foods to avoid while pregnant … and why
Pregnancy hormones can lower a woman’s immune system to the point that infections and diseases that she would normally fight off can have much more serious consequences. When talking about food poisoning, the two main culprits are listeria (Listeria monocytogenes) and salmonella. In Australia, one in ten cases of listeriosis is a pregnant woman, and […]
Protecting your customers from listeria
The news today is reporting a story about two people who have died from listeria infection. Ten people in total have been affected by this outbreak, which has been linked to rockmelons from a farm at Nericon in the Riverina in NSW. Every year in Australia, about 150 people are hospitalised with listeriosis and about […]
USE BY vs BEST BEFORE
There is a critical difference between “use by” and “best before”, and it is what is happening to the food as it ages.
Where are you most likely to get food poisoning – how the media got it totally wrong
A report is currently being misquoted as saying you are twice as likely to get food poisoning from restaurants than from home. We tracked down the original report and discovered that’s not what it said. What did it say, and where are you most likely to get food poisoning?
“Oysters Killed Patrick” now available at immersive theatre
Recently over a dozen people enjoyed “Oysters Killed Patrick” at Secret Cinema’s production of Moulin Rouge! It is an experience that they will remember long after the final song and really resulted in an explosion of colour and emotion the following day.
Top 10 Causes Of Food Poisoning
We have the usual suspects as well as a couple of unexpected appearances in our “Top 10 Causes of Food Poisoning”.