Grain milling firm told to pay +£30k for lost fingers
A Northamptonshire grain firm has been ordered to pay £30,776 after a worker lost three fingers and a thumb on the unguarded blades of a running mixer.
Archives for March 27, 2013
Müller appoints new md from Arla
Müller UK & Ireland Group has appointed Carl Ravenhall as the new md of its fresh milk business, Müller Wiseman Dairies.
Food manufacturing apprentices double in number
The number of people starting a food manufacturing apprenticeship soared by 96% in 2011/12, according to the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS), which urged new starters to enter the National Apprenticeship Awards.
Walkers crisps supplier to move 150 jobs to Hungary
A Merseyside factory that manufactures flavours for Walkers crisps is moving 150 British jobs to Hungary.
Celebrity endorsements influence child food choices
Celebrity advertising of food products has a far greater impact on children than previously thought, with a new study finding for the first time that youngsters ate far more of an endorsed product after seeing the star in a different context, as well as...
Top priority for Groceries Code adjudicator: Needless breaches
The biggest short-term priority for the new Groceries Supply Code of Practice adjudicator is preventing needless breaches to the code by ensuring people understand the law.
Inaugural Food Vision heralded as success by global food industry – organisers commit to return in 2014
Following a highly successful inaugural summit last week, organisers William Reed Business Media have confirmed that Food Vision will become an annual event, returning to Cannes, France, in March 2014.
DNA testing may become part of all food quality control
Retailers will demand more stringent quality control and traceability procedures ̶ including regular DNA testing ̶ from their suppliers within the next few years as a result of the recent horsemeat scandal, according to the boss of one traceability...
Government’s ‘gung-ho‘ approach to GM will scare public
The environment secretary’s "gung-ho approach" to genetically modified (GM) foods risks alienating the public at a time when a calm and rational debate about the issue is needed.