The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has updated its Healthy Eating, Food Safety and Food Legislation – a Guide Supporting the Healthy Ireland Food Pyramid.
The Guide describes in colourful details how to make the best food choices for health and provides practical advice to protect people in Ireland from 5 years of age onwards against diet-related ill health. It will be of interest to health professionals, catering services and food businesses to support their work and enable them to provide safe and trustworthy information to consumers about food.
The Guide was developed in conjunction with the Department of Health and Health Service Executive and covers information such as:
- portion sizes and serving
- tips for choosing the heathiest types of food as well as reducing risks during cooking
- nutritional composition
- food safety – microbiology, harmful bacteria, viruses and how these can be minimised
- food law – to ensure businesses are aware of legal requirements to provide consumers with accurate information on nutritional labelling and allergen declarations
Source: FSAI