by AIA Team | Dec 7, 2016 | Food hygiene, Food Safety Learning
School lunch safety This week is the last week for QLD state schools before they break for the Christmas holidays. Schools in NSW and VIC will not be far behind them. School lunch safety is something we should all take a moment to consider. It is a good time to...
by AIA Team | Oct 12, 2016 | Food hygiene, Food Safety Learning
How long can you keep leftover food? It is a sign of the times that we live in that many organisations are concerned about being taken to court for a wide range of issues, one being what they do (or do not do) with leftover food. For small business owners in the food...
by AIA Team | Aug 24, 2016 | Food hygiene, Food Safety Learning
Regardless of which state you live in Australia, there are some exceptionally poor hygiene practices that occur in kitchens that are serving food to the public. We have some examples that we wanted to share with you from Brisbane and Melbourne,highlighting kitchens...
by AIA Team | Aug 4, 2016 | Food Safety Learning
Rockmelons linked to salmonella outbreak Australia and New Zealand’s food safety authority, Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) have issued a Salmonella warning. FSANZ have warned people in the community who are more vulnerable (i.e. aged persons,...
by AIA Team | Jul 15, 2016 | Food hygiene, Food Safety Learning
Aldi recalls hot dog rolls Discount supermarket chain Aldi recalls hotdog rolls after metal shavings were were detected inside some of its products recently. Customers have been instructed not to eat the hotdog rolls in the states of New South Wales and Canberra. The...
by AIA Team | Jul 9, 2016 | Food Safety Learning, Food Safety research
Allergies could be prevented by more fibre A lack of fibre in our diets may be causing the deadly rise in allergies, say Australian researchers. A Monash University study focussed on food safety research has found evidence to support the linkage that a diet lacking in...
by AIA Team | Jun 21, 2016 | Food Safety Learning, Food Safety research
Investigation into hot drinks by World Health Organisation It is has been reported in the media over time that certain organisations claim, or counter claim, that very hot drinks might cause cancer and in particular, that drinking coffee might potentially have a...
by AIA Team | Jun 4, 2016 | Food hygiene, Food Safety Learning
Approval of unpasteurised milk The sale of an unpasteurised milk product has been approved for sale in Australia for the first time by the NSW Food Authority. The food regulator declared that food pressure was an effective method to kill the harmful bacteria that is...
by AIA Team | May 25, 2016 | Food hygiene
Be Aware. Show you Care. The Food Allergy Week theme for 2016 is “Be Aware. Show you Care”, from 15-21 May. While people with food allergies are generally well aware of their condition and the steps that need to be taken in order to properly manage it, the...
by AIA Team | Apr 29, 2016 | Food Standard Reports
New country of origin labelling There is great news for Australian consumers on the short term horizon, where a long term campaign to have labelling on packing changed to be more user friendly will come into effect. There has been a lot of frustration in the...
