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EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 8 MIN

EU to ban single-use sachets in restaurants

from The Hard Shoulder

The EU has just announced that single-use sauce sachets like you would find in restaurants are to be banned from mid-August, leading to communal sauce bottles being used. But, what might this mean in terms of the spreading of germs?Joining Shane to discuss is Dr Orla Cahill, a Lecturer in Microbiology and Allergen Management at TU Dublin.

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