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If you buy convenience food that needs to be heated remember to check the Use by date, store the food in your fridge, check for damaged packaging and don’t reheat leftovers after cooking.

Help keep school lunches cool and safe by following these tips

What's the difference? Treat Best Before as a guideline and Use By as a deadline

Knowing how to get the best out your freezer helps with meal planning and avoiding food waste. 

Most frozen foods need to be defrosted before cooking, and some, such as berries, must be cooked before eating.

Follow these five cool rules.
 

Food poisoning is an illness caused by eating food or drinks contaminated with harmful bacteria or toxins.

A foodborne illness is caused by consuming a food or drink that is contaminated by bacteria, viruses or parasites.

Campylobacter is the most common cause of food poisoning on the island of Ireland.