As reported in Environmental Health News online: ‘£6,000 for life threatening labelling offence’ A London-based cash and carry has been fined £6,000 for selling almond mix powder that contained peanut. Environmental Health Officers from Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s prosecuted Soms Uddin Shahin and Sima Enterprise Limited of Newham for food labelling and Food Information Regulation offences. …
An investigation by The Observer newspaper reveals ‘Fears of ‘dirty meat’ entering food chain after 25% of abattoirs fail tests‘ Audits carried out at more than 300 abattoirs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland find major hygiene failings in more than a quarter of meat plants One in four slaughterhouses are failing to take basic hygiene …
The BBC have recently completed an investigation and accompanying news article: ‘How can you tell the restaurant you’re eating in is clean?‘ An extract appears below: ‘When you go into a restaurant or a takeaway, you might spot a bright green sticker on the door or the window telling you its food hygiene rating. It’s …
