Lifestyle and environment - Food safety

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

Can freezing your food kill coronavirus?

Can freezing your food kill coronavirus?

As people try measures against coronavirus transmission, such as cleaning...

Coronavirus: How to handle fruit and veges safely

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Coronavirus: How to handle fruit and veges safely

Healthy Food Guide editor Jenny de Montalk investigates safe food...

5 advanced hygiene habits to stop coronavirus spread

5 advanced hygiene habits to stop coronavirus spread

As we settle down to life under lockdown, thoughts start...

13 essential tips for eating well during coronavirus self-isolation

13 essential tips for eating well during coronavirus...

Should you and your family need to retreat into COVID-19-related...

Coronavirus: How to make your own hand sanitiser

Coronavirus: How to make your own hand sanitiser

Due to stockpiling by people who are worried about coronavirus,...

How to keep your drinking water safe after a drought

How to keep your drinking water safe after...

This weekend, rain is forecast to bring relief to people...

10 essential food safety tips for outdoor cooking

10 essential food safety tips for outdoor cooking

Outdoor cooking and eating require specific food safety rules to...

Shopping traps: Salads

Shopping traps: Salads

It might be worth paying more attention to the refreshing...

30 ways to make a meal gluten free

30 ways to make a meal gluten free

Just found out you or a family member has coeliac...

Not all fermentation is good bacteria

Not all fermentation is good bacteria

With the rise of homemade fermented foods (kombucha, sauerkraut, sourdough...

Pass on processed food

Pass on processed food

A study that presented 20 adults with ultra-processed food for...

Label detective: Chemicals in food

Label detective: Chemicals in food

Like it or not, the use of chemicals has become...

Label detective: Has your food been nuked and does it even matter?

Label detective: Has your food been nuked and...

Many consumers are not aware that some of our everyday...

Label detective: How is your food classified?

Label detective: How is your food classified?

Is your favourite protein shake a ‘food’ or a ‘meal...

Label detective: Recipe modifications

Label detective: Recipe modifications

Do food manufacturers have to tell you if they change...

Labels help greener food choices

Labels help greener food choices

Would knowing the carbon footprint of the food you eat...

Food labelling

Food labelling

Can we trust the ingredients lists on our food packaging...

Tips for a healthier barbecue

Tips for a healthier barbecue

Kiwis love a summer barbecue and now, thanks to science,...