Ascensis Food Safety http://ascensis.co.uk Support Services for the Food Industry Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:30:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 New Raw Fish Freezing Legislation! http://ascensis.co.uk/general-fishery-products/major-changes-to-8532004-raw-fish-freezing/ http://ascensis.co.uk/general-fishery-products/major-changes-to-8532004-raw-fish-freezing/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:41:29 +0000 Alun http://ascensis.co.uk/?p=1214 Significant changes to the existing requirements for the freezing of certain fishery products for the destruction of parasites have been introduced by a new EC regulation, amending Regulation 853/2004. For full details of the amendments, follow this link: www.ascensis.co.uk/module-3-parasitic-hazards-controls/27/

]]> http://ascensis.co.uk/general-fishery-products/major-changes-to-8532004-raw-fish-freezing/feed/ 0 Sushi to expand further into Dorset? http://ascensis.co.uk/general-news/sushi-to-expand-further-into-dorset/ http://ascensis.co.uk/general-news/sushi-to-expand-further-into-dorset/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:42:21 +0000 Alun http://ascensis.co.uk/?p=1122 Bournemouth’s newest sushi bar Oishii Oishii could be the start of a county-wide expansion. Having only been open for a month, the menu has already been revamped and the company is branching out into delivery, in the hope of opening more Sushi bars across Dorset. http://bhbeat.com/18468/bournemouths-newest-sushi-oishii-oishii-sushi-lounge-officially-launches

]]> http://ascensis.co.uk/general-news/sushi-to-expand-further-into-dorset/feed/ 0 ‘Lift the cloak of secrecy around this E coli outbreak’ http://ascensis.co.uk/outbreaks/lift-the-cloak-of-secrecy-around-this-e-coli-outbreak/ http://ascensis.co.uk/outbreaks/lift-the-cloak-of-secrecy-around-this-e-coli-outbreak/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:34:43 +0000 Alun http://ascensis.co.uk/?p=1119 UK outbreak leaves 1 dead and 250 ill, and debate around the public right to information persists..http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/30/e-coli-outbreak-secrecy?newsfeed=true

]]> http://ascensis.co.uk/outbreaks/lift-the-cloak-of-secrecy-around-this-e-coli-outbreak/feed/ 0 Campylobacter Outbreak Hits Isle of Wight http://ascensis.co.uk/outbreaks/campylobacter-outbreak-hits-isle-of-wight/ http://ascensis.co.uk/outbreaks/campylobacter-outbreak-hits-isle-of-wight/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:28:02 +0000 Alun http://ascensis.co.uk/?p=1117 30 School children have been ill following an outbreak of Campylobacter on the Isle of Wight..http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/food-poisoning-hits-town-41281.aspx

]]> http://ascensis.co.uk/outbreaks/campylobacter-outbreak-hits-isle-of-wight/feed/ 0 Is Poor Resourcing to Blame for US Outbreaks? http://ascensis.co.uk/general-news/is-poor-resourcing-to-blame-for-us-outbreaks/ http://ascensis.co.uk/general-news/is-poor-resourcing-to-blame-for-us-outbreaks/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:13:20 +0000 Alun http://ascensis.co.uk/?p=1114 Americans are being made ill by food with numbing frequency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts the tally at 3,000 deaths annually. Significant outbreaks have occurred in recent months across the US; Salmonella from minced turkey, Listeria from canteloupes and the largest ongoing Hepatitis A outbreak in US history. http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/10/salmonella-in-our-turkey-listeria-in-our-cantaloupes-whats-next/246058/ AND http://www.iwatchnews.org/2011/10/03/6852/rhode-island-case-illustrates-poor-food-handling-practices

]]> http://ascensis.co.uk/general-news/is-poor-resourcing-to-blame-for-us-outbreaks/feed/ 0 UK HPA defends E. coli outbreak response http://ascensis.co.uk/outbreaks/uk-hpa-defends-e-coli-outbreak-response/ http://ascensis.co.uk/outbreaks/uk-hpa-defends-e-coli-outbreak-response/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:06:05 +0000 Alun http://ascensis.co.uk/?p=1112 The Health Protection Agency (HPA) and Food Standards Agency (FSA) have denied accusations of secrecy after announcing last week that an E. coli O157 outbreak ending in July had hospitalised 74 people.  http://www.ehn-online.com/news/article.aspx?id=5486

]]> http://ascensis.co.uk/outbreaks/uk-hpa-defends-e-coli-outbreak-response/feed/ 0 Mitten Crab on Menu at London Restaurant http://ascensis.co.uk/general-fishery-products/mitten-crab-on-menu-at-london-restaurant/ http://ascensis.co.uk/general-fishery-products/mitten-crab-on-menu-at-london-restaurant/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:14:56 +0000 Alun http://ascensis.co.uk/?p=1108 Mitten crabs, associated in the far east with fluke infections, have recently been seen on London menus. Due to their status as a pest, their use in food could be set to rise in the UK. With little if any data on prevalence, are restauranteurs and London food safety authorities aware of the potential parasitic risks to Man? For more information on hazards & controls, subscribe to our training course. http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/whatson/thames-menu-at-swan-at-the-globe-article-10045.html

]]> http://ascensis.co.uk/general-fishery-products/mitten-crab-on-menu-at-london-restaurant/feed/ 0 Listeria Outbreak Could Be 2nd Largest in US History http://ascensis.co.uk/general-news/listeria-outbreak-could-be-2nd-largest-in-us-history/ http://ascensis.co.uk/general-news/listeria-outbreak-could-be-2nd-largest-in-us-history/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:23:54 +0000 Alun http://ascensis.co.uk/?p=1106 At least 13 people have died and 72 have fallen ill in 18 states, including 15 in , from the outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to contaminated cantaloupes that came from a  farm, according to federal health officials. http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2011/09/29/listeria-outbreak-now-being-used-in-a-mailer-for-denver-sick-day-initiative/41310/

]]> http://ascensis.co.uk/general-news/listeria-outbreak-could-be-2nd-largest-in-us-history/feed/ 0 Increasing Food Poisoning From Raw Fish Products http://ascensis.co.uk/sushi-sashimi/increasing-food-poisoning-from-raw-fish-products/ http://ascensis.co.uk/sushi-sashimi/increasing-food-poisoning-from-raw-fish-products/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:25:48 +0000 Alun http://ascensis.co.uk/?p=1102 Japan’s sushi association and a Norwegian seafood promoter have signed a memorandum on promoting safe raw-fish eating culture in global markets.

The All Japan Sushi Association’s Sushi Skills Institute and Norwegian Seafood Export Council, which promotes exports of salmon used in sushi, agreed Tuesday to cooperate in spreading safe sushi etiquette amid an increasing number of food-poisoning cases due to the improper handling of raw fish. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20110922a2.html

]]> http://ascensis.co.uk/sushi-sashimi/increasing-food-poisoning-from-raw-fish-products/feed/ 0 New Sushi Restaurants To Open Across the UK… http://ascensis.co.uk/sushi-sashimi/new-sushi-restaurants-to-open-across-the-uk/ http://ascensis.co.uk/sushi-sashimi/new-sushi-restaurants-to-open-across-the-uk/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:36:39 +0000 Alun http://ascensis.co.uk/?p=1099 Luke Johnson, the Pizza Express entrepreneur, will open 50 new restaurant and retail outlets across the UK next year, including branches of ‘Feng Sushi’. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/festival-of-business/8769101/Luke-Johnson-to-open-50-new-restaurants-outlets.html

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