Food labelling: ‘£6,000 for life threatening labelling offence’

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. …

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Level 2 Award in Principles of HACCP Training Course starting Tuesday 19 April 2017

We are pleased to be holding a Level 2 Award in Principles of HACCP Training Course starting Tuesday 19 April 2017. This two day open course is being held on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th April 2017 (with the assessment on the second day). This Level 2 Award in Principles of HACCP Training Course is being held …

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Accredited Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Manufacturing Training Course – Isle of Wight, 28 to 30 March 2017

We are pleased to be holding an accredited Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety Training Course on the Isle of Wight, on Tuesday 28 March through to Thursday 30th March 2017. This Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Manufacturing course is an open course, which will be held in our training room in Newport, …

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Fears of ‘dirty meat’ entering food chain after 25% of abattoirs fail tests

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 …

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The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) explained

There are some changes to accredited training courses during 2017, from the regulator (Ofqual). What is RQF for accredited food safety and HACCP training courses and qualifications? The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) is the framework for all of the qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual. It was launched in October 2015 to coincide with the …

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