Archive for the ‘Food Risks’ Category

Three quarters of British-grown oysters contain traces of norovirus

Monday, December 12th, 2011

According to a study conducted on behalf of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) a high percentage of oysters produced within the UK contained traces of the infectious norovirus bug. Norovirus is commonly known as the winter vomiting bug, a highly contagious winter infection that causes both diarrhoea and vomiting. According to the study in question, read more »

Chemical risk from soup cans

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

According to the results of a recent study, the chemicals used to line the inside of a soup can could seep into the food itself and may end up inside the body. The chemical used to line cans, bisphenol A (BPA), had already been banned from baby bottle in the EU but is currently still read more »