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Hygiene

Posts tagged with "hygiene"

10 January 2020 in Home & Energy

Would you use reusable toilet roll?

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How far are you willing to go to make your life a little greener? As far as reusable loo roll!? Here’s how things went when I gave it a try.

(more…)

25 March 2017 in Food & Drink, Health

Do your local restaurants meet food hygiene requirements?

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food hygiene standards

Are you confident about the hygiene checks that take place in your local restaurants? We found that compliance with food hygiene rules can vary hugely, depending on where you live.

(more about food hygiene inspections…)

15 May 2016 in Health

Please tell me you clean your teeth every day

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Four in 10 people don’t brush their teeth every day, research suggests. I’ve always thought of brushing as essential. Dull? Yes, but necessary. Was I wrong all along? (more…)

21 March 2015 in Food & Drink, Health

My day as a food hygiene inspector

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Inspections by Environmental Health officers ensure food businesses are complying with food law. But what actually happens on an inspection? I went undercover to get the inside scoop.

(more about food inspections…)

13 February 2015 in Shopping, Travel & Leisure

Newark Council: how do you decide where’s safe to eat out?

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A dirty plate with knife and fork

Finding a restaurant with good food hygiene credentials is, according to our investigation, a postcode lottery. As the most improved area, here’s Alan of Newark and Sherwood council on the changes they’ve made.

(more about food hygiene…)

10 February 2015 in Food & Drink

Valentines Day: don’t give the gift of food poisoning

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We’ve got Catriona Stewart from the Food Standards Agency talking about their ‘look before you book’ scheme. If you’re planning a Valentine’s meal, make sure you check the food hygiene rating…

(more about food hygiene ratings…)

6 December 2014 in Food & Drink, Health

Have you checked the hygiene rating of your Christmas meal?

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Christmas place setting

In this guest post from the Food Standards Agency, Catriona Stewart explores why it’s important to check a restaurant’s food hygiene ratings before booking your Christmas meal….

(more about hygiene ratings…)

19 May 2014 in Health, Shopping

Do antibacterial products beat hand washing?

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Hand washing in a sink

A bit of dirt never did anyone any harm, according to the saying. But is that really the case? As sales of antibacterial products increase we wanted to know – are we becoming more paranoid or are the risks real?

(more anti-bacterial products…)

14 January 2014 in Food & Drink

How safe is your food?

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A dirty plate with knife and fork

One year on from the horsemeat scandal have food standards changed? Our latest investigation reveals there’s a huge variation in standards as we highlight the best and poorest performing local authorities…

(more about food hygiene ratings..)

17 September 2013 in Health, Technology

Could your tech be dirtier than a toilet seat?

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Tablet PC being swabbed

We run our fingers over them all through the day, even while we’re having a snack or eating lunch. But tablets, smartphones and office keyboards may have more bacteria lurking on them than a toilet seat.

(more about dirty tablets…)

22 May 2013 in Food & Drink, Health

Are you winning the food hygiene postcode lottery?

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A dirty plate with knife and fork

Our research has found that food hygiene has become something of a postcode lottery for diners. People are unknowingly taking risks with their health simply by choosing to eat out in the wrong area.

(more about food hygiene ratings…)

4 April 2013 in Food & Drink, Health

Do you follow the five-second rule?

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A plate of spaghetti dropped on a carpet

If you drop a piece of food on the floor, do you quickly pick it up and eat it? Or do you throw it away? If you eat it,  you’re a follower of the five-second rule. But is the five-second rule really true?

(more about the five-second rule…)

26 November 2012 in Home & Energy

There’s a mouse in my kitchen! What would you do?

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An empty mousetrap outside a mouse hole with tiny footprints leading away

With the recent drop in temperatures, I’ve been warming up my house for the ensuing winter months. But it seems I’ve inadvertently created a nice cosy space for some uninvited guests…

(more about removing mice…)

15 June 2012 in Food & Drink, Health, Travel & Leisure

Should restaurants display hygiene scores on their doors?

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It’s happened to many of us. You sit down for a meal in a restaurant and look around, only to realise that the place isn’t as clean as you’d like. You can’t help thinking, if front-of-house is dirty, what will the kitchen be like?

(more about scores on the doors…)

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