2 Sisters’ factory worker rushed to hospital with spinal injuries
A food factory worker was rushed to hospital with spinal injuries yesterday after becoming trapped in machinery at 2 Sisters’ chicken processing site in Scunthorpe.
Archives for September 6, 2012
Police and Trading Standards continue halal meat probe
Birmingham City Council is considering whether to press charges after officers carried out raids on halal meat wholesalers last month.
Union urges food safety watchdog action on meat threat
Unison, the UK’s largest union, is urging the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to make tests for the parasitic disease toxoplasmosis a routine part of meat inspection regimes, as new figures reveal the disease now affects up to 1,000 Britons a day.
Scoop of the year: ice cream sales top £1bn
Britons have spent £1.1bn on ice cream, sorbet and frozen yogurt already this year, up from £910M five years ago, according to the latest research from Mintel.