Seasonings maker fined £55k for partial amputation 22-Sep-2017 By Gwen Ridler Food seasonings manufacturer Symrise Ltd has been fined £55,000 for health and safety failings, after a worker suffered “life changing injuries”.
Greencore fined £1M for worker’s death 06-Sep-2017 By Gwen Ridler Convenience food manufacturer Greencore has been fined £1M for safety failings, after a contractor died after falling from a stepladder.
Crisp manufacturer fined £330k for hand slice 13-Jan-2017 By Gwen Ridler A crisp manufacturer has been ordered to pay more than £340,000 for safety failings, after an agency worker lost the tops of three fingers.
Food firms: fatal injuries and prosecutions 26-Oct-2016 By Gwen Ridler Over the past year, more than 20 food and drink firms have been fined for health and safety failings. Four of these prosecutions were for fatalities.
Kent fruit firm fined for safety failings 22-Jan-2016 By Laurence Gibbons A Kent-based fruit business has been fined for safety failings after it allowed a contractor to access a door for repair by standing on an apple box raised at height by a forklift truck.
Rice firm fined £35k for safety failings 30-May-2014 By Laurence Gibbons A rice processor has been fined for safety failings for a second time this year, after a worker crushed three fingers in unguarded machinery.
