Pizza boss prosecuted for grubby kitchen pleads guilty to 18 offences
A pizza takeaway boss has been ordered to pay more than £2,600 for a string of food hygiene and health and safety offences at his Halesowen premises including dirty sinks, surfaces and equipment....
View ArticleCMA issues warning over businesses making ‘sustainability agreements’
The Competition and Markets Authority today issued information to help businesses achieve environmental sustainability goals whilst staying on the right side of competition law. A growing number of...
View ArticleFalcon gets in early with post-Brexit certification of gas cooking appliances
Falcon Foodservice Equipment has become the first British foodservice equipment manufacturer to achieve UKCA certification with BSI for its gas appliances. The UKCA certification, which replaces CE...
View ArticleFood consulting firm develops method to test effectiveness of air cleaning...
Campden BRI, the food consulting and research organisation, has developed a new test procedure to determine whether air cleaning systems can effectively inactivate and remove the virus that causes...
View ArticleOperators offered free Covid and food safety training resources until June
The Hospitality Learning Network has released a series of free training resources to help the industry reopen safely again. Foodservice operators will be able to access them at no cost until June 2021....
View ArticleMandatory calorie labelling introduced for larger out-of-home food businesses
The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that mandatory calorie labelling will be introduced for large businesses in the out-of-home food and drink sector. DHSC have responded to its...
View ArticleSuppliers rapped over non-compliant refrigeration images on websites and...
Concerns have been raised that some foodservice refrigeration suppliers are not complying with regulations covering the Energy Labelling Directive. Offenders could be opening themselves up to serious...
View ArticleFSA offers commercial kitchens help with preparing for allergen changes
The Food Standards Agency has published new resources to support food businesses preparing for upcoming changes to PPDS allergen labelling. On 1 October 2021, the law will require any food business...
View ArticleTakeaway owner in deep trouble for dodging deep cleans
A former Salford takeaway owner has been fined for failing to keep his premises clean despite previous warnings. Chi Wui Kong, former owner of Hodge Road Oriental in Worsley pleaded guilty to three...
View ArticleSting in the tail for kitchen owner whose food prep areas were crawling with...
Enfield Council said a kebab shop’s failure to control a “genuinely disgusting pest infestation” in its kitchen was “utterly unacceptable” after cockroaches were found swarming over food preparation...
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