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Expert warns of 'dangerous' barbecue mistake to avoid this June bank holiday weekend

The glorious summer weather is upon us and many people are set to fire up the barbecue to make the most of the warm spell.

But there's plenty of dangers associated with grilling your food on the barbecue, like food poisoning if your dinner isn't cooked enough, reports RSVP Live. Dr Linda Gordon is Chief Specialist Food Safety, and she says there is one huge mistake we all make when cooking food on the grill, and it's down to how we cook our burgers with some people not cooking them through enough to be safe to eat.

Dr Linda Gordon told RTE's Drivetime: "The difference between burgers and steak confuses people. Steak is perfectly fine to have medium or whatever way you prefer because with a steak, any food poisoning bacteria is on the outside of it."

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