Food Safety Fact Sheets | Institute of Food Science and Technology

Food Safety Fact Sheets have been compiled to provide clear, concise and scientifically reliable information on key food science topics. They aim to provide the public or lay reader with a basic understanding of scientific principles. If you have any questions about the series or would like to discuss the content of any of the Food Science Fact Sheets, please contact us!

Food Allergy

IFST's Food Science Fact Sheet on Food Allergy answers the following questions:

What is a food allergy?
What is a food intolerance?
What are the major food allergens?
How food allergens should be labelled?

Hand Hygiene

IFST's Food Science Fact Sheet on Hand Hygiene includes information on:

Why should you wash your hands?
How to wash your hands?
Myth-busting

Food Hygiene Ratings

IFST's Food Science Fact Sheet on Food Hygiene Ratings answers the following questions:

What is the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS)?
Who carries out the FHRS audits?
What is inspected at a FHRS review?
What do the FHRS ratings mean?
Where can a rating be found?

Safe Heating of Food

IFST's Food Science Fact Sheet on Safe Heating of Food answers the following questions:

Why do we heat food?
What are the disadvantages of heating food?
What are the key considerations?
How does the cost of energy affect food safety?
Dispelling myths

Safe Handling of Meat and Seafood

IFST's Food Science Fact Sheet on the Safe Handling of Meat and Seafood answers the following questions:

What is safe handling of meat and seafood?
What are the key steps to follow?
What is cross-contamination?
Where can cross-contamination occur?
What other considerations are there?