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Breaking out the BBQ?

Here's how to make sure your meat is cooked properly.

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

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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.

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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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