FOOD safety was top of the agenda at a roadshow in Nuneaton.

The travelling exhibition, which also stopped at Atherstone, is aimed at raising awareness of basic precautions to prevent food poisoning.

Among those getting tips during the Foodlink Safety Week were Cllr Pat Henry (Lab, Galley Common), Cllr John Preedy (Lab, Arley), vice chairman of the borough council?s environmental health committee, and Sally James, manageress of Fusion cafe.

To demonstrate how hardy germs can be, they were invited to apply disclosure cream to their hands, wash them, and put them under ultraviolet light, to see where they had missed.

The cream glowed under the light in areas that had not been washed properly.