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Northamptonshire pub chef receives suspended sentence
11th January 2022
A former pub chef has received a suspended prison sentence after numerous serious food safety failings caused one death and multiple cases of sickness.
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Glazing company fined over £200,000 for failing to control risks of vibrating tools
11th January 2022
A glass and glazing company which installs and repairs glass windscreens and side windows to buses, coaches, motor homes and trains, has been fined for failing to adequately control the risk to its employees from using vibrating tools.
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Construction company and its groundworks contractor sentenced
11th January 2022
A construction company and its groundworks contractor have been fined after unsafe excavation work left a worker with serious burns to his hand and arm. On 2nd August 2018, a groundworker was preparing the ground to install a post to carry an Automatic Number Plate Recognition Camera (ANPRC), at Twyford near Reading, Berkshire.
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FSA calls for vigilance as fake FHRS stickers sell on eBay
11th January 2022
A discovery that fake Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) stickers have sold on eBay has prompted the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to call for any sightings to be reported in order to avoid misleading the public.
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