The Government introduced the new National Living Wage (NLW) at the beginning of this month. Under the new rules, from 1st April this year employees aged over 25 years must be paid at least £7.20 per hour (unless they are in the first year of an apprenticeship). On the plus side, around 6 million workers […]
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Food Safety & Hygiene NewsVerner Wheelock Associates are pleased to announce the launch of a new course to add to the FDQ Auditing portfolio – The FDQ Auditing Refresher Certificate This one-day refresher training course aims to ensure that you are made aware of the latest developments in food industry auditing. The course is ideally suited to anyone who
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Food Safety & Hygiene NewsAre you hoping Britain will remain in the EU? Are you hoping Britain will remain in the European Union (EU)? Or are you ready to say ‘au revoir’? Wherever your sympathies lie, there’s no denying that some of laws they’ve passed relating to food (or tried to) are slightly bizarre… Bendy bananas? Don’t be daft!
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Food Safety & Hygiene NewsIt’s an announcement that has cheered many, not least the ubiquitous TV chef, Jamie Oliver. Within his 2016 Budget, Chancellor George Osborne has declared a sugar tax on sugar-sweetened soft drinks. Effective from April 2018, the money raised from the levy will plough an estimated £5xx million into children’s sports, particularly in primary schools. We
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Nutrition Training NewsAs food industry experts we have developed a range of courses to provide you with specialist knowledge relevant to your role within the food industry. Following the publication of the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 7, we are running workshops to get you up to speed with some of the requirements such as
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