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    17 November 2011
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    At the cold front

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    LCR Hallcrest explains to SOFHT Focus how it helps its customers monitor temperature, in both domestic and commercial situations.

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  • date
    18 October 2011
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    'Chilled Education' initiative within UK schools

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    'OK' Fridge Thermometers are being used as part of a range of free resources for the Chilled Food Association's new food safety initiative 'Chilled Education - Getting children skilled in chilled” currently being run within UK schools.

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  • date
    8 November 2011
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    Safety's on the menu

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    This figure includes more than 1500 reported cases of food poisoning in Northern Ireland, with many other cases going unreported. Cross-contamination, improper handling and inadequate temperature control of food are among the most common causes of...

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    Saturday September 10 2011
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    12 projects to tackle most common food poisoning bacteria

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    Tackling food poisoning bacteria can improve food safety and also reduce wastage and ... The levels found on raw chicken are too high in the UK and we are...

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    HealthCanal.com
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    Friday September 09 2011
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    Government launches war on campylobacter

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    Every year there are roughly 70000 reported cases of food poisoning in ... joints of meat in the oven because they will not cook thoroughly enough on a BBQ

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    FarmersWeekly
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    Wednesday June 08 2011
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    Food Safety Week: useful tips

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    Every year there are roughly 70000 reported cases of food poisoning in ... joints of meat in the oven because they will not cook thoroughly enough on a BBQ

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    Tuesday May 31 2011
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    How to avoid catching E.coli

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    Check your fridge is at the correct temperature for storing food – between 0 and 5 - degrees ... Undercooked food is a major cause of food poisoning.

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  • date
    Monday May 09 2011
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    Warm weather allows germs to thrive in kitchen

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    The warmer weather always means more cases of food poisoning -- remember the kitchen sink can contain 100,000 times more germs than the bathroom.

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    Aug 6, 2008
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    Food illness heats up

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    "You may have bought a thicker piece of meat. You need to take the temperature of the food, because you might have assumed you bought a 6-ounce chicken breast when really it's 8 ounces. You need to take the temperature of the food if you're not sure. ...

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  • date
    Apr 18, 2011
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    Ground rules: food safety still important at a barbecue

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    But as summer approaches and the temperature rises, so, unfortunately, will the number of cases of food-borne illness. Also known as food poisoning...

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