Food safety quiz: Should you wash raw chicken? Can you refreeze defrosted food?

Eva Osborne

Food safety has been a central theme in the news for the past week or so, after a Listeria outbreak resulted in the death of one person and saw hundreds of products pulled from the shelves of popular supermarkets.

Ready meals made by Ballymaguire Foods were taken off the shelves in the likes of Tesco, Supervalu, and Centra last week, while another Listeria outbreak in salad leaves manufactured by McCormack Family Farms meant several more products were missing from shop aisles this week.

How can we ensure that the food we prepare for ourselves, our families, and our friends is safe to eat? What is the Food Safety Authority of Ireland's advice? Take our quiz to see how much you know about food safety!