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Every year around two million Australians are affected by foodborne illnesses or food poisoning.
Here you'll find practical information ranging from how to prepare, store and reheat certain foods, to an explanation of Australian food labelling standards. There's also information on specific Food Safety topics, such as Food Irradiation and Listeria and Pregnancy.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand has a range of fact sheets on Food Safety issues.
Updated September 2008
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Foodborne disease: towards reducing foodborne illness in Australia
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AusInfo,Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services
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The report identifies gaps in knowledge of foodborne disease and assesses the current trends in epidemiology, leading to recommendations to reduce foodborne disease on a national basis. The report encourages a multi-sector approach to the prevention, surveillance and control of foodborne diseases. This is the second report in the Communicable Diseases Intelligence Technical Report series
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Dec 1997
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Food poisoning
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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There are germs all around us. Most of them are not harmful to us and many of them are good for us. Sometimes there can be germs in food which can make us very ill.
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Aug 2008
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Media release. Senator McLucas launches food safety advertisements
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Jan McLucas, has launched two new TV community service advertisements to ensure that consumers are aware of the food poisoning risks when preparing food at home.
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| Date: |
Nov 2008
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E coli
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Ecoli 015:H7 is a bacterium (germ) which can produce severe diarrhoea, and occasionally kidney problems. It is usually passed on to people by food which has the germ in it.
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Jul 2008
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Notice of publication of request for review of A552
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Food Ministers request a review of variation to Standard 1.4.1 - Contaminants and Natural Toxicants, that has resulted from Application A552 - Cadmium in Peanuts
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| Date: |
Dec 2008
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Water tanks and dams - safety tips
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Better Health Channel
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If you obtain your drinking water from bores, rivers, dams or rainwater tanks. You should take special care to make sure that this water is safe to drink. Contaminated water can cause serious illness.
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Sep 2008
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Foodborne disease in Australia Annual reports of the OzFoodNet network
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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OzFoodNet conducts surveillance on foodborne disease to investigate, describe and understand foodborne disease at the national level to provide better evidence of how to prevent foodborne illness. This page contains links to OzFoodNet annual reports from 2001. Documents are available in both HTML and PDF format.
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Dec 2007
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Food safety
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Many of the infectious diseases that can make people very ill can be prevented by taking care with handling food and with hand washing, especially if someone in the family is sick.
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Jul 2008
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Fishing - eat your catch with care
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Better Health Channel
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People who fish in the Lower Yarra and Maribyrnong rivers need to be careful about eating their catch. The risks of eating your catch can be reduced if you make sensible choices about the type and amount of fish you eat.
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Nov 2007
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Botulism
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Better Health Channel
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Botulism is a rare but potentially fatal condition that causes progressive weakness. It is caused by toxins made by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium. The bacterium can be found in soil, sediments, raw foods (including seafoods) and honey. Foods that are not properly cooked, preserved or canned may contain the toxins and, when eaten, result in botulism.
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Nov 2008
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Food preservation methods
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| Publisher: |
Healthy Eating Club
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Table that describes a number of food processing methods and their advantages and disadvantages.
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Mar 2001
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Fish for young children
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Eating fish is good for the health of infants and young children in several ways, including building a strong heart and nervous system.
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Aug 2008
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Hygiene
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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One of the most effective ways we have to protect ourselves, and others, from a lot of illnesses is good hygiene.
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Nov 2008
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Pregnancy advice (preconception Advice)
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Pregnancy advice written by Medical health professionals including advice on the signs of pregnancy.
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Nov 2008
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Section 7 declarations - food or therapeutic good?
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Section 7 declarations are made under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (the Act) to provide greater clarity for consumers, the food and medicines industries and regulators in determining whether a product is a food or a therapeutic good.
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Mar 2004
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Supermarket maze
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Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
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This article will examine some of the common marketing tools used in selling food products as well as reiterate the basics of achieving a well-balanced diet.
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Mar 2006
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Work issues - infection control
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Better Health Channel
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The foundation of good infection control in the workplace is to assume that everyone is potentially infectious. Proper procedures should be followed at all times. Basic techniques include regular hand washing and keeping the workplace clean.
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Sep 2008
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Microwave ovens - safety issues
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Better Health Channel
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The microwave oven can be hazardous if not used correctly. Common dangers include unevenly cooked foods and scalds from escaping steam. Radiation leaks are possible from damaged ovens but the risk is small. A microwave oven cannot be used to sterilise jars or bottles, including babies' bottles.
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Jul 2007
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Food - 'use-by' and 'best before' dates
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Better Health Channel
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Most packaged foods have a 'use-by' or 'best before' date stamped on the box, wrapper or bottle. This date gives you an idea of how long the food will last before it loses quality.
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| Date: |
Oct 2008
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