Food for thought for farm cooks

SAFE food is no laughing matter, but panto star June Rodgers caused a few giggles at the National Ploughing Championships when she urged plough persons and the farming community not to get into a pickle when preparing their food.

June performed a number of sketches on the Safefood stand, illustrating how not to prepare or cook food, either to be eaten in the kitchen or as a field lunch.

But expert advice was available from Safefood, Bord Bia and the Health Promotion Unit (HPU) of the Department of Health to keep June in the right furrow.