Meat cutting plant pays over £9k for hygiene breaches
KTM Meats Ltd in Kent has been ordered to pay £9,350 in fines and costs after admitting responsibility for hygiene offences.
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Trade bodies call for inquiry into ports disruption
Food and drink industry representatives have urged the Government to launch an inquiry into continued Brexit-related disruption at UK ports as costs mount on manufacturers already negatively hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finger amputations cost Müller UK & Ireland £66k
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.
Former Groceries Code adjudicator Tacon chairs Red Tractor
Christine Tacon has been appointed chair of Assured Food Standards, operator of the Red Tractor Assurance scheme.
Data shows meat and alcohol spend up £2.5bn in 2020
British consumers have spent an extra £2.5bn on lager, wine, spirits and meat this year, according to figures from research organisation Nielsen.