Food hygiene regulations have been a fact of life for those working in the food industry for many years. The first food hygiene regulations were introduced in the UK in the 1950's following public concern about the poor standards of food hygiene that prevailed at that time.Since that time there have been significant changes in the UK food hygiene regulations in the 1960's, 1970's and 1990's. The current food hygiene regulations are actually European Union Regulations. These regulations are the European Food Regulations EC Regulation 852/2004. Their implementation was enacted by the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2005 and similar regulations in the rest of the UK.These food hygiene regulations are intended to help bring about harmonisation of the laws governing food control across the European Union, enabling trade in food and food services to be conducted across national borders.These EU based food hygiene regulations came into force in Britain on ... [more..]

Below is a list of some surprisingly unhealthy “health foods.” Artificial Sweeteners Many people who are dieting, whether it is low calorie or low carb diets, will opt for beverages with artificial sweeteners instead of sugar. All the artificial sweeteners are bad, but one of the worst sweeteners for us is NutraSweet (Equal, aspartame). There are over 92 different health related side effects associated with aspartame consumption, including brain tumors, birth defects, diabetes, emotional disorders and epilepsy/seizures. It can be purchased in most health food stores in the United States. Sports Drinks Although marketers would have us believe that sports drinks are what the body needs when exercising heavily, the truth is that sports drinks are filled with sugar (sucrose, glucose, and fructose) and salt (potassium and sodium) as well as artificial flavorings and colorings. Most Energy and Sports Bars Many of them contain sugar or artificial sweeteners, chemicals, preservatives, and synthetic nutrients. Check the ingredients ... [more..]

Don’t you hate it when you set water, juice, or your favorite beer and wine into your refrigerator and when you try to drink it a part of it is frozen. That happens a good deal with me and it drives me crazy. At times the smell of food is stuck to the drinks making it unappealing.For other people it is not possible to preserve their favorite alcoholic drink in the fridge because there is no room for it. So how will you be able to give drinks to your friends on short notice when they are not even cold? The answer is simple you have to invest in a beverage refrigerator.These are smaller versions of the average refrigerator - but they function in a different way. You can determine the temperature at just the right spot to make sure that all of your preferred drinks are cold - but ... [more..]