19 June Major Supermarkets are recalling various products Four of the big-name supermarkets are pulling products from the shelves amid health and safety concerns. Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons stores across Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire are all withdrawing items. Most of the products are being recalled due to undeclared ingredients, which could pose allergy risks, or mix-ups (such as pieces of plastic in the product). … Read More
17 January Food Safety – Pest Control We already know that human beings carry a number of bacteria around with them; the same is true of insects, birds and animals. Pests can contaminate food with bacteria and disease, but they also cause physical contamination from droppings, urine, fur and feathers. Food Safety Pest Control should be managed properly. Pest problems can result … Read More
15 January Food Safety – Cross Contamination This is the first in a series of Food Safety blogs that we are writing, we’ll cover some of the most important aspects of Food Safety and provide you with some helpful advice to help your business, and your customers, stay safe. Cross contamination is the term used to describe when harmful bacteria is moved … Read More
20 June Barbecue Food Safety and Food Hygiene Many of us like a good barbecue, even if this means dodging the rain. That said, we would like to offer you a few points about barbecue food safety. Here are some of our essential food safety tips for barbecues this summer: Make one person responsible for the cooking beforehand remember that alcohol and cooking … Read More
29 January Health and Safety Failings – Takeaway shop fined for employers liability insurance gap Health and Safety Failings – Takeaway shop fined for employers liability insurance gap Key Facts A takeaway firm were prosecuted after failing to produce an employers liability certificate The HSE wrote several times asking for proof of ELCI but received no information from the company They were fined £2,000 plus costs Read More
8 May Health and Safety Failings – Ice cream manufacturer fined after worker loses finger Ice cream manufacturer fined after worker loses finger Key Facts: An ice-cream manufacturer’s employee lost a finger after it became trapped in exposed moving machinery. The employee had been trying to clean a fruit feeder machine, and did not realise it was still switched on. Unsafe work practices were identified at the company. The manufacturer … Read More
22 April Spotlight On – A – Z of Health and Safety A-Z of Health and Safety We’ve been having fun in the office trying to come up with a definitive A – Z of health and safety words and ideas. See if you agree with the words we chose… Read More
26 September Food Safety Rating and Scores on the doors Local Authorities operate schemes to provide information to customers of food businesses to enable them to make informed choices about the places where they eat out or purchase food from. The Local Authority Enforcement Officers (Environmental Health Officers, or EHO) are responsible for inspecting food businesses. This is to ensure that they meet the … Read More
16 August Tragic School Meal Food Poisoning Disaster Reveals Widespread Government Food Safety Issues Background A tragedy felt the world over as at least 23 Indian students, all less than twelve years old, died as a result of poor food safety and storage practices. The Mid-Day Meal Scheme has been long heralded as the largest and most successful program of it’s type in the world, with over 120 million … Read More
24 July Food Safety Inspection – How to prepare for a visit from the inspector More and more councils are publishing the results of their inspections online and scoring restaurants on their food safety results through the ‘Scores on the Doors’ system, it is more important than ever for your business to be prepared when the Environmental Health Officer (EHO) pays you a visit. Figures from the World Health Organisation … Read More