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Safe grocery shopping during COVID-19
If we follow these rules for safe grocery shopping during Covid-19, we will keep ourselves safe, not just from COVID 19 but other foodborne illnesses too
How the pandemic changed consumer behaviour
The challenges and disruption that Covid-19 has brought are still being felt globally. The changes in consumer behaviour have had a huge impact in many areas – most notably, across the food industry. How have consumers behaved differently? Which of these behaviours are here to stay? And what will this mean for food producers, manufacturers and retailers as we move forward?
The food industry’s role in tackling the coronavirus state of emergency
The world has recently been consumed by the Covid-19 pandemic. But while our knowledge of the virus and how it spreads has increased exponentially, so too has misinformation about it – largely disseminated via social media channels.
Food safety in your refrigerator
Since the fridge is where we store our perishable food, it makes sense to pay special attention to food safety when it comes to this area of our kitchen.
The specific challenges facing restaurants and food retailers in times of crisis
The COVID-19 outbreak is turning the world upside down. COVID-19 is forcing all companies to question and adapt previously established working methods. Due to the global scale of the pandemic, all over the world companies both large and small are having to make swift and sometimes very radical changes to continue doing business. Restaurant chains are struggling with reduced workforces and shrinking revenues, while the food retail industry has struggled with increased customer demand and panic buying, along with changing supply chains and delivery delays.
WHO authorises Astrazeneca’s COVID vaccine for emergency use
The World Health Organization has granted an emergency authorization to AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine.
Coronavirus and food safety: What the studies say
We surveyed the scientific literature to see what it said about the safety of food and SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 Safety reminders for you
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unfortunate reality. We want you to be safe so download this poster and remind your food safety heroes to be safe
COVID-19 Risk Management measures in the food industry
I don’t need to tell you that although we had all hoped for 2021 without COVID 19, the is obviously not the case. With our numbers of positive cases still climbing alarmingly every day around the country, as the food industry, we need to settle into the trenches.
COVID-19 Controls for the food industry
Now is the right time to re-evaluate your control measures with the increased spike in positive infection numbers.
Microplastics: Now part of our diet
A study finds on average people could be ingesting approximately 5 grams of plastic every week, which is the equivalent weight of a credit card.
Withdrawal of screening by Port Health Services at domestic departure
The Department has therefore taken a decision to withdraw the implementation of domestic screening by Port Health officials at all international Airports
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