BARFBLOG: Bad advice from the UK Food Standards Agency - (barfblog)
April 6, 2008 – 8:50 pmhttp://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2008/04/articles/food-safety-communication/bad-advice-from-the-uk-food-standards-agency/index.html
London’s Sunday Times ran a little puff piece — and with spring coming in the Northern Hemisphere there will be many more — that said food safety problems are primarily caused by eating food already past its shelf life, cross-contamination between raw and cooked foods (often involving poor hygiene) and eating food that was either not cooked or not stored properly.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article3682021.ece
Um, fresh fruits are vegetables are the leading vehicles of foodborne illness today.
“Simple precautions include avoiding cooking food thats about to go off and making sure you dry your hands properly after washing them far more bacteria are spread from damp hands than dry hands.”
The story cites the U.K. Food Standards Agency as a source for additional information. FSA tells folks,
“If you are checking a burger, sausage, or a portion of chicken or pork, cut into the middle and check there is no pink meat left. The meat should […]
MORE:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/fsnews.cfm?newsid=25232
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