Health & Safety

News

Kettle Produce worker strangled by factory machine

15-Nov-2023 By Bethan Grylls

The producer of fresh and prepared vegetables has admitted a guilty plea, saying that ‘lessons have been learned’ after one of its employees was caught in a carrot baton machine and choked unconscious.

News

Pet food firm director avoids jail after teenage worker loses finger on first day

20-Oct-2023 By William Dodds

The director of a dog food manufacturer was given a suspended prison sentence this month (October 2023) after a teenage boy lost his finger on his first day of work.

News

Arm crush lands food firm with £20k fine

12-Oct-2023 By Gwen Ridler

Meat processor Belwood Foods Ltd has been fined £20k after a worker’s arm was drawn into machinery and seriously injured.

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Butcher fined after worker loses fingers in machine accident

29-Sep-2023 By Gwen Ridler

A Herefordshire-based retail and catering butcher has landed a £8k fine after a worker was ‘permanently disfigured’ when their hand was caught in a grinding machine.

News

Don’t miss our 2023 Food Safety Briefing

29-Sep-2023 By Bethan Grylls

This year’s Food Safety Briefing theme is science and data – with four special guest experts from Mars Global Food Safety Center, the Food Standards Agency, Unibloc, and Imprint Analytics joining us to share their knowledge.

Food Forensics

Insect protein: From ridicule to laboratory-validated reality

06-Sep-2023 By Alison Johnson

In this month’s Food Forensics column, Alison Johnson discusses the food safety issues you will need to consider when dealing with insect protein.

Long read

EU Listeria law: Potential changes and pitfalls

24-Aug-2023 By Bethan Grylls

With the EU on the precipice of new Listeria regulations, Bethan Grylls reports on Chilled Food Association’s most recent webinar examining the potential avenues this could take and the repercussions.

News

Major reforms needed to end bird flu spread according to report

23-Aug-2023 By William Dodds

A new report by Compassion in World Farming has called for major reforms to industrial farming processes in a bid to stop the spread of bird flu.

News

Special calculator can measure pesticide usage in food

10-Aug-2023 By Bethan Grylls

A device which can calculate the level of pesticides used in food has been unveiled.

Feature

Will aspartame cancer headlines impact its use in beverages?

02-Aug-2023 By William Dodds

Food Manufacture analyses the links between aspartame and cancer, digging into the arguments on both sides and whether this will have any influence over its use in fizzy drinks.

News

New report guides on Listeria monocytogenes within food manufacturing

01-Aug-2023 By William Dodds

A report by the Chilled Food Association (CFA) has produced new guidance for the management of Listeria monocytogenes during food production.

Seafood firm fined £80k for forklift fatality

30-May-2022 By Gwen Ridler

Seafood processor QA Fish Ltd has been fined £80k after a worker died following injuries sustained when she was run over by a forklift.

Welsh jam maker fined £40k for worker fall

25-Apr-2022 By Gwen Ridler

Welsh jam and preserve manufacturer The Clarendon Food Company Ltd has been fined £40,000 after a worker was injured after falling from a ladder.

Bakkavor Fresh Cook fined £130k after worker crushed in machinery

21-Oct-2021 By Gwen Ridler

Fresh prepared food manufacturer Bakkavor Fresh Cook Ltd has been fined £130,000 for health and safety failings, after a worker was crushed in machinery at its Lincolnshire factory.

Young’s Seafood fined £787,500 after workers fingers severed

26-May-2021 By Gwen Ridler

Fish processor Young’s Seafood Ltd has been fined more than £700k for health and safety failings, after a worker lost their thumb and fingers in an accident involving machinery at its Grimsby plant.

Health & Safety Digital Feature

COVID-19 shouldn’t obscure other health & safety risks

02-Feb-2021 By Gwen Ridler

Over the course of 2020, food and drink businesses around the world have had to adapt their production sites to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nestlé fined £640k after worker’s arm pulled into machinery

15-Jan-2021 By Gwen Ridler

Nestlé has been ordered to pay more than £660,000 for health and safety failings after a worker’s arm was dragged into a machine.

Finger amputations cost Müller UK & Ireland £66k

18-Dec-2020 By Gwen Ridler

Müller UK & Ireland has been ordered to pay more than £66k for health and safety failings after an agency worker suffered severe injuries when their fingers were caught in machinery.

Workplace injuries significantly higher in food and drink

06-Nov-2020 By Gwen Ridler

Workplace injuries in the food and drink manufacturing sector were significantly higher than the national average, according to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) latest figures.

Banham Poultry factory confirms seven COVID-19 cases

26-Aug-2020 By Michelle Perrett

Banham Poultry's factory in Attleborough, Norfolk remains open after confirming seven COVID-19 cases.

Coronavirus legal action threatens to set precedent

17-Jun-2020 By Gwen Ridler

Legal action against food manufacturers blamed for letting their employees get sick from the coronavirus would be difficult to prove, but could lead to serious legal ramifications if upheld in court for the entire industry, law firm Walker Morris has...