Know your catch – food safety and recreational fishing (13 April 2022)
Seafood is generally a safe and healthy food but each year Australians are affected, and even hospitalised, from illnesses such as bacterial... Read More
Your poultry doesn’t need a bath plus other food safety tips for Christmas and Summer entertaining (13 December 2021)
The Food Safety Information Council and the Australian Chicken Meat Federation today released a consumer survey that found 49% of Australian cooks... Read More
Food Safety Information Council Annual report 2020-2021
Chair ‘s overview We are pleased to report that 2020–21 has been another successful year for the Food Safety Information Council Ltd... Read More
Food Safety Learning Centre
The Food Safety Learning Centre provides a link for educators and the community to access resources to help learn more about food... Read More
Put seafood on ice this Easter (31 March 2021)
The Food Safety Information Council today reminded Australians to take an insulated container with ice packs or ice when picking up their... Read More
Christmas and holiday entertaining – how to be food-safe and COVID-smart (16 December 2020)
The Food Safety Information Council today launched their Christmas and Summer entertaining food safety advice. Cathy Moir, FSIC Chair, said that this... Read More
Food Safety Information Council Annual Report 2019-20
Contents Chair report Objective 1 Conduct a successful Australian Food Safety Week and Summer campaign as well other relevant campaigns throughout the... Read More
Seafood parasites
Fish is a food with a high nutritional value and should form part of our diet. Many foods can contain parasites. When... Read More
Australia’s Food Safety Report Card released for the UN World Food Safety Day 7 June 2020
The Food Safety Information Council today released a report card on Australia’s food safety record in recognition of the Second UN World... Read More
Coronavirus, COVID-19 and food safety
You can’t get COVID-19 from eating food Food Standards Australia New Zealand states that there is no international evidence so far that... Read More