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6th July 2004

A survey carried out for the Food and Drink Federation found that most members of the public are aware of the names of the major food poisoning bugssalmonella, E.coli 0157 and campylobacter. However when it came to protecting themselves and their families, their personal hygiene was lacking.

Forty-two percent of the 2,000 interviewed did not always wash their hands after contact with pets, and more than half did not wash before eating. Almost one in three men (31%) and 17% of women confessed to not washing their hands after going to the toilet. Perhaps most shockingly, a quarter of men and 17 % of women did not always wash their hands before preparing food!

Prof Hugh Pennington, a microbiologist from the University of Aberdeen said: There will be those who accuse us of being patronising by focusing on something as basic as handwashing. I say to them the next time you meet someone and shake their hand, there's a one in five chance that they are one of those who do not always wash their hands after going to the toilet!

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Supermarkets Fail to Warn Public of Health Risks from Unpasteurised Cheese

12th November 2004

Over the summer HUSH members have been carrying out a follow up survey on the the labelling of unpasteurised cheese sold in supermarkets throughout England and Scotland. Original findings were presented to Melanie Johnston, MP, the... ...read on

Improved Website for HUSH

12th November 2004

You may have noticed big improvements in the HUSH website over the past few months. We are indebted to Rob at imailuk.com for his he... ...read on

HUSH Raises Awareness

11th August 2004

Two members of HUSH kindly agreed to appear on "Talking Scotland" slots that are presently running after the lunchtime and evening news on Scottish Television. Sponsored by the Scottish Executive who are keen to raise awareness of environmental contamination, these on... ...read on

Wet Weather Causes Rise in E.coli

11th August 2004

The past few weeks have seen an increase in the number of cases of E.coli O157 throughout the country. Official figures published by the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health (SCIEH) show that almost half of this y... ...read on

Safe BBQ

11th August 2004

With the onset of summer, HUSH have been distributing free A4 size posters to make the public more aware of the importance safe barbequing. The posters are available in colour and also black and white, which is ideal for children t... ...read on

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