safefood and celebrity chef urge consumers to practice food safety 1/12/2009
12th June 2007: Celebrity chef Simon Rimmer has teamed up with safefood to remind consumers to pay attention to food safety this summer, particularly when cooking meat that has been minced, skewered or rolled such as burgers, sausages and kebabs. These types of meats should be cooked thoroughly until piping hot all the way through and never served rare or pink in the middle, whether they are cooked on the barbecue or by more traditional ‘indoor’ methods. Read More
safefood brings 'Superfoods' to life for children in Cork 1/12/2009
11th September 2007: safefood is bringing its ‘Superfoods’ campaign to Cork on Wednesday, 19th September, offering local parents and children the chance to learn more about how to incorporate more fruits, vegetables, wholegrains and leaner cuts of meat into their families’ diets through a unique combination of entertainment for children and nutritional advice for parents. Read More
safefood research show a parents are encouraging children to eat more fruit and vegetables 1/12/2009
17 September 2007: New research conducted by safefood has revealed that 8 in ten (88%) parents intend to encourage their children to eat more fruit and vegetables as a result of the safefood ‘Superfoods’ TV advertising campaign* while 7 in ten (76%) parents stated they would try to eat more fruit and vegetables themselves, from now on. Read More
Dublin trio scope award at 'Young Scientist Exibition 1/12/2009
29th January 2007, Shona O’Brien, Grainne Quinn and Emma Roche from St Joseph’s College, Lucan, Co. Dublin won the coveted safefood award at The Young Scientists Exhibition in the RDS, Dublin on Friday 12th January 2007. Their winning project investigated the beneficial health effects of honey. Read More
Food safety is a right not a privilege- ROI release 1/12/2009
29th October 2007: Earlier today, safefood launched a new public awareness campaign designed to educate consumers about their rights with regard to food hygiene standards outside the home, and empower them to speak out if they are not satisfied. The campaign entitled ‘Speak Out’ was launched following new research that reveals consumers are reluctant to speak out if unhappy with the food hygiene standards experienced, when eating out¹. Read More
safety is key to cracking Christmas 1/12/2009
13 November 2007: As the countdown to Christmas begins, safefood is reminding consumers not to wash the festive bird before placing it in the oven. Read More
It's safe to stuff the turkey- NI release 1/12/2009
11th December 2007: Consumers across the island of Ireland will be delighted to hear that new guidelines on cooking the perfect Christmas turkey have revealed that it’s safe to stuff the cavity. The new advice comes from unique new research, commissioned by safefood to reveal the best cooking times for the safest and tastiest turkey! ¹ Read More
Catering industry urged to get serious about food allergies- ROI 1/13/2009
6 February 2007: The research , to be revealed for the first time at a one day cross border conference, ‘Food Allergy – the Facts on a Plate’, shows that some staff in food businesses including sandwich bars, cafés, supermarkets and forecourt shops were unable to give allergy sufferers accurate advice about the food they were ordering. Read More