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Attempted Food Poisoning Detection by Social Media a Huge Risk

An abundance of media coverage on how tweets could alert people to food poisoning risk has sparked great concerns within the worldwide hospitality sector. (See links to news articles below) Owners of restaurants and hotels have been contacting KwikChex for advice as we are currently already in the process of taking act

Comment on Leeds food poisoning case

You can view the original story ‘Leeds restaurant fined after bug poisons 23’ – that we featured on our new food poisoning help website by clicking here. The restaurant featured in the story, the Red Chilli in Leeds was inspected last July / August. The article reports that the mitigation included the owner

TV chef Blumenthal may be latest victim of malicious web users posting fake reviews

TV chef Blumenthal may be latest victim of malicious web users posting fake reviews

Credits: The Mail on Sunday (This is Money) By: Sarah Bridge ‘It is every cook’s worst nightmare. Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal has just been accused of giving diners food poisoning.’ ‘However, rather than being a genuine case, it seems that Heston may be the latest victim of a growing trend in which peo

Truth, Lies & Utter Confusion in UK Food Hygiene

In the latest research by KwikChex – into thousands of online allegations of food poisoning, the results showed some eyebrow-raising statistics and cases. There are certainly well over 100,000 online allegations of food poisoning in the UK alone. Of 200 cases where KwikChex has been asked for assistance by busine

Legal warning over food-poison claims

Legal warning over food-poison claims

Credits: The Telegraph Travel By: Charles Starmer-Smith ‘A hygiene expert has warned that people who make unsubstantiated allegations about food poisoning in reviews on user-generated websites such as TripAdvisor could face legal action. “It’s almost impossible to say with any certainty that food poisoning came f

TripAdvisor Group Action – Food Poisoning Allegations

If you wish to be part of the group that is demanding that such allegations are removed from TripAdvisor and other websites, then please visit ‘Services For Hotels & Restaurants’. Check Your Business If we haven’t already alerted you (there are many thousands of affected businesses), you can usually check if your