Things you should never ask a chef
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe food network just released a survey on things that chefs never tell you, and probably some questions you should […]
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How To Know if Food Poisoning is Intentional
Reading Time: 2 minutes Most cases of food poisoning are not intentional, and usually happen as a result of negligence. This means that the kitchen didn’t even know that they were doing something wrong, that would have caused the food poisoning.
What is Scombroid Food Poisoning?
Reading Time: 3 minutesScombroid food poisoning symptoms usually develop within a few minutes to an hour after eating contaminated fish. They usually resemble an allergic reaction, such as flushing of the face, headache, heart palpitations, itching, blurred vision, cramps, and diarrhoea.
What We Can Learn From The Listeriosis Recall South Africa
Reading Time: 3 minutes4 March 2018 – Enterprise Foods, a national food manufacturer and distributor has been ordered by the South African government to start a product recall of all affected foods that have tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes ST6. This is the strain named as responsible for the current outbreak. Enterprise foods makes polony, viennas, sandwich hams, deli meats and others. These are notorious foods that support the growth of Listeriosis causing bacteria.