Food safety

Tips to ensure your food is safe and healthy, reading labels and food laws.

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Food poisoning

Summer is a great time to enjoy social meals out and at home,...

NEWS

Relax, food in packaging is safe

Chemicals from food packaging aren’t a risk to health, according to Ministry of...

USEFUL RESOURCES

Freezer meal planner

Do you know what’s really lurking in the bottom of your freezer, and...

SHOPPING

Rare meat

What do rule changes about serving rare meat mean for steak lovers? Gwendoline...

USEFUL RESOURCES

Freezer guide

Not sure how long to store frozen food? This handy guide gives you the...

ADVICE

UK salmonella salad risk doesn’t apply in NZ – study

Salmonella doesn’t pose the same risk to New Zealand salad eaters as it...

HEALTH ADVICE

Ask the experts: Frozen foods

HFG senior nutritionist Rose Carr answers your questions about frozen foods. Q: "Every time...

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Can you cook dried beans in a crockpot?

Q: "I’m keen to cook with my crockpot and I would like to...

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Ask the experts: Slow-cookers

Q: "I often cook frozen chicken in a Ralta crock pot slow cooker....

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Ask the experts: Chopping boards

Q: "Is a wooden chopping board better to use than the new plastic...

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Ask the experts: Cooling food

Q: "It used to be a no-no to put hot food into the...

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Ask the experts: Cheese

Q: "Once opened, how long do cheeses such as brie, camembert and feta...

HEALTH ADVICE

Ask the experts: Plastic water bottles

Q: "I buy bottled water, then refill the bottle with water from the...

HEALTH ADVICE

Ask the experts: Sushi

Q: "Can you tell me how long store-bought sushi lasts? For example, if...

HEALTH ADVICE

Ask the experts: Lettuce and chlorine

Q: "I have heard that the bagged salad leaves you buy in supermarkets...

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Ask the experts: Bleaching water

Q: "Will a few drops of Janola (or any other bleach) enable unsuitable,...

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Ask the experts: Mercury in fish

Q. "How much tuna can you eat before there is a risk from too...

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Ask the experts: Bottled water best-by date

Q: "Having made provisions of bottled water in case of an emergency, I...

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