Alcohol – what are the risks?
The National Health and Medical Research Council’s Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol advise to reduce the risk of... Read More
Fish: naturally occurring mercury
Fish is great for your health and everyone should eat two to three serves of fish a week for good health. However,... Read More
Fish – natural toxins
Escolar (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum) and oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus) have been responsible for a number of food poisoning outbreaks involving a type of... Read More
Ham – how long will leg ham last?
Your leg ham will keep several weeks with proper handling. After reading the packaging labels, remove it from its plastic wrap, cover... Read More
Freezer storage times
Storage life depends greatly on temperature. From a safety point of view you can store frozen vegetables, meat and combinations of... Read More
Welcome to our mobile friendly website (9 June 2016)
Media release: 9 June 2016 The Food Safety Information Council launched its mobile friendly website today. Council Chair Rachelle Williams said... Read More
Entertaining and Christmas
Follow the tips below to avoid giving your friends and family food poisoning when entertaining
Welcome to our mobile friendly website
The Food Safety Information Council has launched its mobile friendly website. Council Chair Rachelle Williams said that more than 1000 people use... Read More
Entertaining family and friends
Entertaining is fun especially during Christmas and the holiday season when you catch up with family and friends or at other times... Read More
Don’t wash the turkey and other tips to stop your Christmas becoming a recipe for disaster (19 December 2014)
Don’t wash the turkey and other tips to stop your Christmas becoming a recipe for disaster Media release:19 December 2014 The Australian... Read More