Food body warns of ice cream risk

ICE CREAM cone sellers could give their customers food poisoning unless they improve their food safety practices, the nation’s food watchdog said yesterday.

The long-awaited arrival of summer weather is expected to drive up the sales of ice cream — and the risk to consumers.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) said that while it had few concerns about pre-packaged ice-cream products, it was worried about the safety of soft and whipped ice cream being sold from stalls, shop counters and vans.