Archives for June 26, 2013

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‘Fridge with attitude’ wins Future of Food Award

By Rick Pendrous

Two teenagers from a school in Berkshire have won the ‘Future of Food’ category of an awards scheme, which challenges secondary school students to come up with technologies that provide a better way of doing things.

Campylobacter: five key trends in food poisoning cases

By Gary Scattergood

Five key trends have been identified for outbreaks of campylobacter – the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK – but the reasons behind them are far harder to pinpoint, a Royal Society for Public Health conference heard.

Unilever joins Food Manufacture’s Food Safety Conference

By Mike Stones

The latest thinking on allergens will come under the spotlight at Food Manufacture’s Food Safety Conference on Thursday October 17 2013 at the National Motorcycle Museum, near Birmingham, courtesy of a top Unilever scientist.

Food safety watchdog considers stricter listeria controls

By Rick Pendrous

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is considering stricter criteria reducing the levels of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods intended for vulnerable people in hospitals and other health care settings.