Spring brings warmer weather, flower shows... and food safety concerns

As spring has arrived in Australia, a leading food safety advocate group is calling Australians to also conduct a spring clean for their fridges, freezers and pantries. The call comes as a recent survey finds over half of Australians see food-borne illness as their main food safety concerns, but less than half consumers consistently perform food safety behaviours when preparing food at home. And with a hot summer approaching, advocates and health experts say Australians need to be more careful about food poisoning this year