food safety
Global frozen food market to reach $300 billion by 2020
According to new statistics from Grand View Research, the global frozen food market will reach $307.33billion in the next five years.
The report puts this continued growth down to the consumer shift toward adoption of food requiring less time to… Continue reading
3 benefits of wireless temperature monitoring with Abacus Guardian
3 benefits of Abacus Guardian wireless temperature monitoring . . .
- There is no software required, so data can be accessed from any internet enabled device – anywhere in the world. Abacus Guardian allows you to authorise unlimited numbers of… Continue reading
Freezing chicken could reduce risk of Campylobacter
Food safety experts at Public Health England have suggested that freezing chickens during processing for human consumption could help to massively reduce the numbers of people catching the food poisoning bug campylobacter.
According to local health authorities, there are around… Continue reading
Frozen or fast food – which is healthier?
Whilst many (wrongly) believe that frozen food is less healthy than its fresh counterpart, a new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has shown that people who regularly eat frozen meals consume 253 fewer… Continue reading
World Cold Chain summit aims to reduce food waste in the UK
The first ‘World Cold Chain Summit to Reduce Food Waste’ was held in London on the 20th November, in a bid to prevent food waste and establish sustainable cold chains within the UK.
Currently 40% of food across the… Continue reading
‘Click and Collect’ temperature controlled lockers introduced at Waitrose
Waitrose have become the first supermarket chain in the UK to trial automated, temperature – controlled lockers for online grocery orders.
The supermarket has set up its first trial locations in TfL London Underground Stations Chorleywood and Ickenham. Orders will… Continue reading
Your food safety starts and ends with temperature monitoring
Food temperature needs monitoring from the beginning to end of the production process, whether you are in charge of that entire process or just act as a link in the chain. Food temperature is the single most important factor in… Continue reading
Safe food storage: what you need to know
The storage of food can make or break your business, as even one outbreak of food poisoning can prevent people coming to your establishment, and in the worst case could get your business closed down. These tips will ensure that… Continue reading
Is frozen yoghurt Britain’s new ‘treat food’ of choice?
Research by The Grocer as part of their ‘Ice Cream Report 2014’ has shown that frozen yoghurt sales have risen by a third in the last year, with a 30% increase making it the strongest performing sector in the wider… Continue reading
FSA in surprise u-turn on campylobacter results
The Food Standards Agency has again u-turned on providing its quarterly campylobacter survey results, now stating that it will ‘name and shame’ retailers in its November 2014 report.
The report will announce which retailers and processors have sold chicken that… Continue reading