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Safe Food (Food Safety Campaign, Australia)

'Factsheets' explains how to practice food safety in your home. 'Food safety tips' provides information about preventing food borne illnesses, 'The bug bible' covers bacterial pathogens and 'Industry information' covers regulatory frameworks and quality assurance.
http://www.safefood.net.au/Safe+Food.htm

IFST: Institute of Food Science and Technology

This UK-based site covers many aspects of food science and technology. The Frequently asked questions pages have information on food safety, food additives and packaging.
http://www.ifst.org/

Food Safety (NSW Health, Australia)

Provides a number of relevant articles such as 'Eating away from home. How to make sure food is safe' and 'How safe is your kitchen?'
http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/mhcs/topics/Food_Safety.html

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