Food safety and healthy eating on the island of Ireland

Ready meals and food safety

To avoid food poisoning from bacteria like Listeria, heat ready meals until they are steaming hot all the way through. Only heat them once.

Watch Listeria Listeria can cause serious illness, especially if you're vulnerable. Know which foods to avoid and how to handle others safely.

Food safety and pregnancy How to stay safe from foodborne illness if you're pregnant.

Read The food environment Take a look at the food that surrounds us. Is it good enough?

Read Vegan with a food allergy? Vegan does not mean allergen-free, so It's vital to check your food labels.

Read Why we need fibre in our diet Getting enough fibre helps lower our risk of heart disease, diabetes and weight gain.

Food Safety

From storing food safely to preparing and cooking food

Read Keeping food safe on a picnic

Here are our tips to help you to keep your food safe when you’re on a picnic.

Read How to stop germs spreading

Cross contamination is when harmful bacteria are accidentally transferred from raw food to ready-to-eat food.

Read Avoid food poisoning on holidays

Nobody wants to be laid up with food poisoning on holidays.

Recipes

Barbeque recipes

We have the best BBQ recipes for you from homemade and vegetarian burgers to citrus summer chicken.

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Pork and apricot kebabs

You will need 4 wooden skewers for this recipe. Remember to soak them for 2-3 hours or overnight ideally.

Citrus summer chicken

Zing up your chicken for the BBQ with this easy marinade. Marinades are a great way to introduce flavour to meats without adding a lot of extra calories.

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