A food packaging firm has been fined £27,500 after one of its workers was badly injured when he was dragged into a machine at a Rochdale factory. The 35 year old from Wardle was working on a laminator, used to produce absorbent pads for meat packaging, when he was pulled in by two giant rollers. [...]
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Rocks Organic Ltd recalls Blackcurrant Squash due to risk of Bottle Explosion
January 7th, 2011 by Tony
Rocks Organic Ltd recalls one batch of Blackcurrant Squash due to the potential risk of bottle breakage: Rocks Organic Blackcurrant Squash, 750ml Best before date May 2012 Batch code L0307 Due a process failure there is a risk of fermentation of the above product, which may result in breakage of the glass bottle. The company [...]
FSA Publishes Radioactivity Report
October 12th, 2010 by Tony
The level of radioactivity to which people are exposed to from food remained below the European Union (EU) legal limit during 2009, says a report published today by the Agency. Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) 2009 is the eighth annual report combining the Agency’s monitoring results with those of the Environment Agency, the [...]
Pinguin Food fined for Safety Breaches
August 4th, 2010 by Tony
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 [...]
UK Health Protection Agency fined for E.coli spill
July 23rd, 2010 by Tony
The UK Health Protection Agency has been fined for a spillage of up to one billion doses of E.coli 0157. Statement from HSE : The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has been fined for exposing several employees to the risk of infection of E. coli O157. In October 2007, the staff concerned were working at the [...]