Cryptosporidium infection
There has also been a fourfold increase in the numbers of gastro causing cryptosporidiosis with 11,747 reported cases in 2024 compared with... Read More
Warning not to pick or eat wild mushrooms because of poisoning risk (10 March 2024)
Wild mushrooms are ‘mushrooming’ around Australia this Autumn after wet weather, so today the Food Safety Information Council is warning people to... Read More
Warning not to pick or eat wild mushrooms because of deadly deathcap mushroom risk (8 March 2023)
Wild mushrooms are springing up around Australia this Autumn after wet weather, so today the Food Safety Information Council is warning people... Read More
Get your kids involved in preparing a safe and healthy school lunch box (24 January 2023)
As school starts to go back, the Food Safety Information Council is encouraging parents to get their children involved in preparing their... Read More
Chicken mythbusting media coverage
Stage 1 of the Campaign about how you can refreeze chicken generated 44 news items with a print media audience of 284,899,... Read More
Wet weather brings warning not to pick wild mushrooms because of deathcap risk (9 February 2022)
Wild mushrooms are springing up earlier around Australia after a wet Summer, so today the Food Safety Information Council warned people not... Read More
Warning not to pick or eat wild mushrooms because of poisoning risk (10 March 2021)
Wild mushrooms are springing up around Australia after a wet Summer, so today the Food Safety Information Council warned people to be... Read More
Roll up risk for raw fish: what’s in your sushi, sashimi and ceviche (25 August 2020)
The Food Safety Information Council today alerted consumers about food safety risks, especially from parasites, in preparing your own raw fish dishes... Read More
Warning not to pick or eat wild mushrooms because of poisoning risk (12 March 2020)
Wild mushrooms are springing up around Australia with the cooler weather and after recent heavy rains, so today the Food Safety Information... Read More