Pinguin Food Ltd, a vegetable processor has been fined for safety breaches after a worker’s finger was amputated when his hand was crushed at its plant in Boston, England. The company pleaded guilty to breaching section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and was fined ₤10,000 and ordered to pay ₤3,500 [...]
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UK Health Protection Agency fined for E.coli spill
July 23rd, 2010 by Tony
The UK Health Protection Agency has been fined after following a spillage of up to one billion doses of E.coli 0157 at one of its laboratories. The incident occurred when waste from a laboratory was spilled while being prepared for sterilization in a laboratory autoclave for processing laboratory waste prior to disposal. This resulted in [...]
American Seafoods International faces Fines for Safety Breaches
July 23rd, 2010 by Tony
American Seafoods International LLC is facing fines totalling US$279,000 after being accused by federal authorities of flouting more than a dozen health and safety regulations. The company has been cited for 15 alleged “wilful and serious violations” relating to its process safety management programme at its processing plant in New Bedford, Massachusetts by the Department [...]