Logistics firm fined after driver struck by falling pallet
An Essex-based logistics firm has been ordered to pay nearly £27,000 for safety failings, after a driver was injured by a pallet falling from a forklift truck.
Archives for November 9, 2015
Food Manufacture Excellence Awards
2 Sisters wins FMEA Oscar for campy prevention
Pioneering work on the prevention of campylobacter has won the 2 Sisters Food Group the Judges’ star performer trophy in the industry’s Oscars – the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs) –in London last week (Tuesday, November 3).
Asda recalls buttery spread due to plastic fears
Asda has been forced to withdraw its own-label buttery spread that may contain bits of hard plastic, while Ikea and the Co-operative announced separate recalls.
Britain’s beer smuggling hub is Port of Dover
The main source of alcohol duty tax losses to the UK treasury – estimated at £500M to £700M annually – is from “diversion smuggled” beer channelled through the Port of Dover, the head of regulatory affairs at the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA)...
Food Manufacture Excellence Award
Moy Park Oscar winners: the video interview
“Truly delighted”, was the verdict from Moy Park’s human resources director Mike Mullan, after his firm scooped the top award in the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs).
DEFRA budget cuts ‘could damage frontline delivery’
Slashing the budget of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) by 30% could compromise the front-line delivery of its services, the National Farmers Union (NFU) has warned.
Sainsbury's food is a top Chinese seller
Sainsbury has forged a new partnership with Alibaba to sell British food and drink products in China, the retailer revealed last month, shortly before the Chinese online giant appointed its first UK md to lead expansion into the European market.
Signature plans to open 20 bakeries in India
Signature International, which already has a production facility built to European standards in the city of Nashik – 200 miles north of Mumbai – has plans to build 20 flatbread manufacturing plants across the Indian subcontinent within the next five to...
‘Allergen Safe’ scheme is solution to ‘may contain’ confusion
A new scheme to cut through the confusion of ‘may contain’ labelling is being proposed to help both manufacturers and consumers.