As a country, the UK has a very good record for food safety and indeed one of the safest food supply chains. By and large British consumers should be able to shop with every confidence that the food and drink that they buy contains exactly what it says on the label. Nevertheless, business reputation and […]
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training HACCP trainingA visitor to Leeds is currently in a serious condition in hospital after consuming beer believed to be contaminated with caustic soda. The beer was served at one of the city’s bars and the strong cleaning fluid made its way into the man’s drink because the systems at the bar were being cleaned at the
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training HACCP trainingAs a provider of SMETA Ethical Audits, we’re pleased to say that the vast majority of manufacturers and processors we visit have the requisite systems in place to enable them to have a successful ethical audit. However, it seems it’s certainly not the case everywhere. Channel 4 programme reveals unethical practices On last week’s Channel 4 Dispatches
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Auditing training Food Safety & Hygiene NewsAt London 2012, the fact that the world’s largest McDonalds Restaurant was built within the Olympic village was a subject of heated discussion; as was sponsorship by fizzy drinks, snacks and fast food companies. Take a look at the main sponsors for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and these types of companies are conspicuous by
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training HACCP training Nutrition Training NewsThe Food Standards Agency has recently updated its guidance on the control of cross-contamination relating to E. coli 0157 bacteria. Its original guidance was published following an investigation into the outbreak of E. coli 0157 in South Wales in September 2005, where 157 cases were identified. The majority of these were schoolchildren, one of whom
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