Mum issues warning after sour sweet burns layers off her son’s tongue
Acidity tests found many of these sweets to be more acidic than vinegar. A mum is urging other parents to be careful with the sweets they allow their kids to consume after a sour-sweet scorched her son’s tongue. The mum sent a photo that showed her son’s tongue after eating the sweet to Australian child […]
2 years ago
‘Widespread rodent infestation’ discovered at Dublin creche
Two dead mice were found at the Dublin creche A creche in Dublin was slapped with a closure order last month due to ‘heavy and widespread rodent infestation’ on the premises. The FSAI released their closure orders for June and in total there were five orders handed out to Irish businesses, including Giraffe Childcare in Elm […]
2 years ago
Baby food safety: 7 weaning tips an expert wants all parents to know
To support parents beginning their little one’s weaning journey, we sat down with parenting expert Laura Erskine to get her best tips for making weaning safe and easy. Most importantly, your weaning baby does not have the same immunity as adults have, so it is very important to be extra vigilant when preparing homemade food […]
3 years ago
Irish parents warned over four popular lunch meat products after recall due to risk of illness
Irish households are being advised to bin a number of lunch meat products after a recall was published by the Food Safety Authority. In the notice, published on Tuesday July 25th, FSAI officials warned that: “Dale Meats is recalling all batches of cooked whole ham, sliced ham, sliced hazlett and sliced corned beef due to […]
3 years ago
FSAI issue urgent recall on Cadbury desserts sold in Lidl stores across Ireland
Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has recalled a number of Cadbury chocolate desserts sold in supermarkets nationwide. This is due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes and it is understood the implicated batches were sold in some Lidl stores. The implicated batches are as […]
3 years ago
HSE issues advice for parents if their child starts choking
The HSE has issued a warning to parents after two children died in choking-related incidents in Ireland this month. The HSE has urged parents to ensure they know what to do if a child starts choking. They shared the below advice following the two tragedies. The HSE stated that it is common for babies and […]
3 years ago