The aim of this project was to identify high level consumers who eat large amounts of lead-shot wild-game meat in Scotland and to investigate consumption habits and behaviours of these consumers.
This review of current practices in the management of Listeria monocytogenes in the smoked fish sector aimed to develop information for food business operators and local food authorities on the key risk areas from farm to end-product for L. monocytogenes contamination and the monitoring and management of these.
Complaints about landlords to local councils have increased by 27% in the last three years, a Shelter investigation has revealed (Video Embedded).
Most European companies still don’t have procedures for managing workplace stress and other psychosocial risks, despite the increasing threat that they pose to Europe’s workers (Video Embedded).
Risks to public health in the UK from climate change are spelled out in a report published by the Health Protection Agency. The study, Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK 2012, is an extensive update of earlier reports published by the Department of Health.
Certain process stages and regions in smoked fish processing plants appear to be more susceptible than others to persistent colonisation by Listeria monocytogenes, an FSA in Scotland (FSAS) literature survey has found. These regions include drains, skinning machines, brine injection units and fish slicers.
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