Bacteria

How to keep your garnishes clean and safe

05-Sep-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Keeping garnishes clean and ensuring bar staff keep their hands just as clean are two ways to prevent bacterial growth on the fruit that goes in drinks, according to experts.

Pub food company pays thousands after 20 customers suffer from food poisoning

06-Jun-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

A carvery operator that provides food in a West Midlands pub has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds after 20 diners contracted food poisoning.

FOOD SAFETY

Salmonella warning: salad juices 'encourage growth of poisonous bacteria'

23-Nov-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Green salad juices found in bagged salads can encourage the growth of debilitating Salmonella bacteria, academics have warned.

Five-second rule is false: scientists

14-Sep-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Scientists have debunked the myth that food dropped on the floor for five-seconds or less is still safe to eat.

Cellar to Glass: Hygiene

10-May-2004

Dirty lines cause taints, fobbing and 'slimy floaters'.It should be obvious, but unless beer lines are kept clean beer can taste awful. The biofilm -...

Breakthrough in beer line cleaning

22-Jan-2004

by MA Reporter Beertech UK claims to have significantly improved a line-cleaning system that could mean savings for licensees of up to £2,000 each...

Scientists put an end to 'bad pints'

23-Mar-2001

The proverbial "bad pint" could be a thing of the past thanks to Scottish scientists who have secured a £30,000 grant as part of a major EU research...