Food Safety Information Council (Australia)

17/11/2025

Food Recall Alert – Galaxy Import and Export Pty Ltd - Yunnan Rice Vermicelli 2kg

Galaxy Import and Export Pty Ltd are conducting a recall of the above product. The product has been available for sale in Asian Grocers in VIC, NSW and ACT.

Date markings: Best Before: 10.12.2026; 19.05.2027; 22.07.2027 and 01.09.2027

The recall is due to the presence of an undeclared allergen (gluten).

For more information see: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/industry/foodrecalls/recalls/Pages/default.aspx

16/11/2025

Thanks to everyone who took part in Australian Food Safety Week and made it such a success. In case you missed it, these are many of the things that happened during the week https://www.foodsafety.asn.au/topic/australian-food-safety-week-2025/

13/11/2025

Check out the video our member Environmental Health Australia Ltd. has made about mythbusting

To mark Australian Food Safety Week 2025, Food Safety Information Council (FSIC) CEO Lydia Buchtmann joins Environmental Health Australia to share insights f...

13/11/2025

https://www.foodsafety.asn.au/topic/listen-to-our-indigenous-radio-community-service-announcement-with-shae-lui/

Listen to our indigenous radio community service announcement with Shae Lui  

12/11/2025

Some great advice this Food Safety Week from our Director Shokoofeh Shamsi https://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/if-you-drop-food-on-the-floor-dont-swallow-the-myth-food-poisoning-myths-busted

A Charles Sturt University parasitology expert warns that new data suggests Australians seem to have a casual disregard for hygiene and science-based evidence.

11/11/2025

Check out our TV community service announcement that will run until the end of January 26. Thanks to our sponsor and our creative agency MediaHeads

Check out the common food safety myths

11/11/2025

Nice to get some international coverage of

An Australian survey has revealed many people incorrectly blame food poisoning on the last thing they ate. The Food Safety Information Council released

11/11/2025

Local Councils do a great job keeping our food safe

Don’t swallow the myth!

Australian Food Safety Week runs 8-15 November 2025, and this year we’re busting common food safety myths that can put your health at risk.

❌ “Food poisoning is only a minor illness”
❌ “Only wash your hands after ”
❌ “Wash raw poultry before cooking”
❌ “Dropped food is okay to eat up to five seconds”
❌ “It was the last thing I ate”

The truth? Food poisoning can be serious, proper handwashing takes 20 seconds and washing raw poultry spreads bacteria.

Follow along this week as we share daily stories to bust these myths and keep your food safe!


Food Safety Information Council (Australia)

09/11/2025

Chicken is a safe and convenient food but more people say they’re washing their raw chicken before cooking which is a food safety risk https://tinyurl.com/3ujyr7dj

Never wash raw chicken before cooking as this will likely spread bacteria throughout your kitchen, increasing the risk of foodborne illness

08/11/2025

More on the alfalfa recall https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/08/alfalfa-sprouts-australia-nationwide-recall-salmonella?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Health authorities urge consumers not to eat affected products sold in supermarkets across Australia

08/11/2025

Happy Food Safety Week 2025 this year we are mythbusting find out more and spread the word https://tinyurl.com/yervufnd

66% of Australians surveyed recall experiencing some form of food poisoning or gastro and 51% of those incorrectly blame the last thing they ate