Food safety, hygiene and cleaning in food factories has gained a boost in the form of a robot cleaner developed by Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Dresden.
The Government avoided saying “don’t panic” as the coronavirus pandemic sparked consumer stockpiling of food, according to George Eustice, secretary of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Sensor solutions company SICK has launched a web-based platform, SICK IntegrationSpace, to house its growing data-based digital software and services portfolio.
The employees tested positive from the 1,400 strong workforce at the factory in the Beaumont Leys area of the city. It followed cases at a number of other food processors in the area, which have reported clusters of COVID-19 at their sites.
UK labour shortages could stunt meat industry growth and create food security risks, but butchers and EU workers offer vital skills pools, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
Health officials have revealed that the 2 Sisters Coronavirus outbreak at the Llangefni factory in Wales has been “contained” and there is no evidence of community transmission.
The meat industry has stressed it is working hard to protect workers amid accusations last week that its plants were centres for the spread of COVID-19.
