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Clostridium perfringens – facts

Clostridium perfringens food poisoning usually is a consequence of poor temperature control. What are Clostridium perfringens? They are spore forming bacteria that only grow in the absence of oxygen (anaerobic conditions).The spores can survive normal cooking temperatures and can be found … Continue reading

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12% Increase in Food Safety Enforcement Orders in 2011

The FSAI have just announced that there was a total of 82 enforcement orders issued in 2011 for breaches of food safety. This compares with 73 in 2010, which is an increase of 12%. There were 5 Enforcement orders served … Continue reading

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Oriel B2B Networking Group

I  attended the oriel B2B breakfast meeting today in Finnabair Industrial Estate on Tuesday morning. There was a great turn out for the start of the New Year and an excellent presentation from Paddy Malone fron “Malone accountants”. If anybody … Continue reading

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Whole Cooked Hams and Presence of Listeria monocytogenes

Colleran Butchers Ltd Recalls Certain Whole Cooked Hams Due to the Presence of Listeria monocytogenes -http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/food_alerts/Colleran_ham.html

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Food Hygiene Training in conjunction with EHOA

We will be running the new revised food hygiene training course certified by the Environmental Health Officers Association in the coming weeks. It will be held in  Oriel Shared Services, Finnabair Industrial Estate, Dundalk (free car parking). This course is … Continue reading

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