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Occupational and Emergency First Aid in the Workplace
Over the years most of us at some stage will have administered first aid treatment. For some it may have been as simple as putting a sticking plaster on a cut and for others it might have been knowing what they had to do when a colleague had a seizure at work, or maybe you […]
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The Rise Of Coeliac Disease and the Need For Increased Knowledge on the Condition
Coeliac Disease is a prolonged autoimmune condition that is prompted by gluten which is found in wheat, barley and rye. Coeliac Disease is a permanent intolerance to gluten. This disease affects more females than males and research has estimated that 1 out of every 100 people in the world is affected by this condition. There […]
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Latest BSE Scare for Ireland
BSE or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy has again caught public attention with an isolated case confirmed on a farm in County Louth on the 11th of June. BSE is a disease that damages the brain and central nervous system and eventually leads to the death of adult cattle. An unknown fact about BSE is that an […]
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The Future of “Artisan Food”
“Artisan” products have exploded in recent years and has quickly become a fast growing niche market in the food enterprise sector as a result of consumers becoming more demanding for local high quality produce, but what is it really? Following attending the Food Symposium in UCC last week, some very stimulating points about a definition […]
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Certified Online Training designed to the FSAI (Food Safety Authority of Irelands)
Certified Online Training designed to the FSAI (Food Safety Authority of Irelands) training framework The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) state that it is a legal requirement that all staff involved in a food environment are trained and the responsibility for training of staff lies with the proprietor of the food business. Training certificates […]
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