Free website aims to help people lose weight and put an end to “yo-yo” dieting! 1/8/2010
Monday 28th December 2009: safefood today launched a new advertising campaign for Weigh2Live. eu Read More
New research reveals that almost half of consumers find getting everything ready on time for Christmas dinner challenging! 12/11/2009
Monday 7th December 2009: New research commissioned by safefood reveals that almost half of us find the most challenging aspect of Christmas dinner is getting everything ready on time. Our advice this year will help make it easier to cook a safe and tasty turkey in a fan assisted oven and there are lots of ways consumers can get the exact cooking time to suit their turkey, whether stuffed or unstuffed.” Read More
New research reveals that over half of consumers in Northern Ireland find getting everything ready on time for Christmas dinner challenging! 12/7/2009
7th December 2009: New research commissioned by safefood reveals that 54% of people in Northern Ireland found the most challenging aspect of Christmas dinner was getting everything ready on time. This was followed by making sure the turkey was properly cooked and safe to eat (27%) and making sure the meal tastes good (20%). The research also revealed that although consumers that cooking Christmas dinner is hard work, they still say it is worth the effort (43%). Read More
safefood encourages consumers to shake the salt habit 10/30/2009
October 5th 2009: safefood today launched a new campaign aimed at encouraging consumers to reduce their salt intake. The campaign entitled “Shake the Salt habit” is designed to raise awareness among consumers that our diets are still too high in salt and that the majority of dietary salt is from processed foods such as processed meats, sauces and bread. Read More
H1N1 in pigs: no risk to food safety 9/30/2009
30/09/2009: safefood would like to reassure consumers that pork and pork products on the island of Ireland are safe to eat. Read More
Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland Product Recall 9/8/2009
safefood advice for consumers in relation to the recall of SuperValu and Centra ham products due to the possible presence of Listeria. Read More
New report highlights role of drinks in daily calorie intake 8/25/2009
Tuesday, August 25th 2009: A new report [1] which gives insights into what parents of young children and teenagers themselves think about drinks has revealed that parents do not count drinks as part of their children’s daily food consumption. The report, commissioned by safefood, also revealed that parents and teenagers shared a number of similar concerns but had very different purchasing patterns in terms of where they bought drinks, what drinks they bought, and also what influenced them in making these decisions [2]. Read More
STATEMENT - Processed meat 8/19/2009
Following media reports that ham sandwiches should not be included in children’s lunchboxes, safefood would like to reassure consumers that ham can be included on the lunch menu on occasion. Read More
Over half of consumers concerned about food imports 7/30/2009
30 July 2009: A new review of imported foods on the island of Ireland has revealed that 54% of consumers are concerned about imported foods from non-European Union (EU) countries. The review undertaken by safefood also revealed that 43% of consumers were concerned about food imports from within the EU. Read More
New safefood campaign warns consumers of food hygiene dangers in the home 7/13/2009
July 13th 2009: safefood today launches a new advertising campaign to highlight common and widespread poor food hygiene practices in the home as new research reveals that in a test environment 84% of people did not thoroughly wash their hands after handling raw chicken. Read More