Food safety and healthy eating on the island of Ireland

Clean as you go

Cleaning as you go is the best way to stop food poisoning bacteria before they spread.

Read Eat well on shift work Working shifts makes it hard to keep healthy and regular eating patterns.

Read Ground rules for a safe kitchen Keep your shared kitchen tidy and safe by agreeing these ground rules.

Read Slow cooking tips With a few tweaks you can adapt soup, stew and curry recipes for a slow cooker.

Read No time to cook? Master these food planning hacks to always have healthy food to hand.

Food Safety

From storing food safely to preparing and cooking food

Read Food poisoning risks with raw milk

Raw milk can contain food poisoning bacteria so vulnerable people should not drink it.

Read How to cook ready meals safely

To avoid food poisoning from bacteria like Listeria, heat ready meals until they are steaming hot all the way through. Only heat them once.

Watch Speak up about food allergies

Whether you’re eating out or ordering in, don’t hesitate to ask a food business about food allergens and any risk of cross-contamination.

Recipes

20 pasta favourites

From spaghetti bolognese and carbonara, to comforting pasta bakes and refreshing pasta salads, there's something for everyone in this collection of classic pasta dishes.

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Roasted vegetable pasta

A delicious pasta dish packed with a range of roasted vegetables! A tasty veggie meal for the whole family.

Spaghetti with spinach and lemon crème fraiche sauce

Add some zest to your spaghetti with this tasty and nutritious spinach and lemon crème fraiche sauce.

Pasta with salmon and peas

This quick and easy dinner recipe is also healthy and delicious, what more could you want from a meal! This recipe is also great for other types of fish such as mackerel or even prawns.

Greek pasta salad

This salad is a real crowd pleaser at a BBQ. It's so easy to make and is basically summer in a bowl. The perfect salad to pack and take to work too.

Neven Maguire's turkey, rocket and pine nut pasta

This is a quick, easy and delicious way of using leftover turkey meat

Pasta Siciliana

This Italian favourite makes a great family meal.

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