The former owners of a bakery company in Knowsley have been fined and banned from managing food businesses after pleading guilty to four charges of breaching food hygiene regulations.
John Kushnick, legal operations director at National Accident Helpline, discusses how manufacturers can improve safety standards and prevent accidents in the workplace.
At the fore of every well operated food and drink factory is a strong culture of health and safety, but what are some of the challenges still plaguing manufacturers and how as the spread of COVID-19 affected the way we keep employees safe?
Sports nutrition firm Applied Nutrition Ltd has been fined £70,000 for health and safety failings, after a worker’s hand was severed while cleaning machinery.