Health & safety

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Out of home eating not a major factor in obesity

Eating out is not a major contributory factor to Western consumers’ expanding waistlines, according to research from foodservice analysts Horizon.
Posted: 25 September 2006 | 10:33

Greek restaurant fined for 'foul smell' in kitchen

The owner of a Greek restaurant in central London has been fined £24,000 after hygiene inspectors came across a "foul smell" in his kitchen.
Posted: 20 September 2006 | 16:42

Good game, or just a cheap name-and-shame ploy?

Restaurants throughout the UK might soon have to display the results of their hygiene inspections if a London pilot scheme is successful. Chris Druce reports
Posted: 14 September 2006 | 00:00

Liverpool council seeks health labels on take-aways

Liverpool City Council has called on take-away outlets in the region to show traffic light-style labels on menus so customers can tell whether their food is healthy.
Posted: 07 September 2006 | 00:00

Scores on the Doors set to become mandatory for restaurants

chef in kitchenRestaurants and other food premises could soon be forced to display their food inspection reports, whether good or bad.
Posted: 06 September 2006 | 15:27

Poll reveals where the heat was on

Temperatures might have cooled a little in the UK this week, but with July being the hottest month on record the heat has been rising in the country's kitchens.
Posted: 03 August 2006 | 14:29

Take the heat out of kitchen work

kitchenWhile Britain swelters in tarmac-melting 30°C-plus temperatures this week, staff working in kitchens have had to endure temperatures rising as high as 65°C.
Posted: 28 July 2006 | 11:09

Gas leak sparks evacuation at luxury hotel

Matfen HallMore than 100 guests, including a wedding party, had to be evacuated from a luxury hotel after a leak of deadly chlorine gas.
Posted: 24 July 2006 | 12:05

One in six Britons 'under the influence' at work

UK Hospitality workers are the most likely to underperform in the workplace due to the effects of alcohol, according to a new report.
Posted: 07 June 2006 | 12:39

Crisis communications guide

Robert Wright, managing director of hospitality PR and marketing agency Davies Tanner, advises on how to deal with the media in the event of a crisis
Posted: 01 June 2006 | 00:00

Bulgarian restaurants fail to meet EU standards... and other European news

Essential news from around Europe, including: 99% of Bulgarian restaurants are not up to EU standard; 99% of Bulgarian restaurants are not up to EU standard...
Posted: 17 May 2006 | 16:06

Marriott West India Quay hotel cleared over Tottenham Hotspur FC 'food poisoning' claim

Marriott West India Quay hotelMarriott West India Quay, the hotel at the centre of the Tottenham Hotspur FC “food-poisoning” mystery has been exonerated.
Posted: 16 May 2006 | 16:39

London Marriott Hotel awaits decision on legal action from Tottenham Hotspur

The Marriott hotel in London’s West India Quay is bracing itself for possible legal action following a spate of food poisoning among the Tottenham Hotspur football team who were guests at the hotel at the weekend.
Posted: 09 May 2006 | 10:09

Chinese restaurant fined £15,000 after mouse droppings found in kitchen

A London Chinese restaurant has been fined £15,000 after mouse droppings were found in its kitchen.
Posted: 21 April 2006 | 10:11

Travel industry must prepare for bird flu pandemic

WHO logoThe travel industry must make contingency plans to cope with a pandemic of bird flu, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) experts.
Posted: 20 April 2006 | 17:45

Construction worker dies after Jurys Inn hotel site collapse

A construction worker has died after scaffolding collapsed at the site of a new Jurys Inn hotel in Milton Keynes.
Posted: 18 April 2006 | 12:18

Fire at Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons

Raymond BlancRestaurateur Raymond Blanc's famous country hotel, Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, was partially evacuated today when a chimney caught fire.
Posted: 18 April 2006 | 09:55

Simpson's-in-the-Strand hygiene appeal fails

Historic London restaurant Simpson's-in-the-Strand has been told to clean up its act and ordered to pay more than £10,000 in costs after losing a food-poisoning case.
Posted: 13 April 2006 | 00:00

Bird flu not affecting trade

Industry reports no discernable drop in demand for poultry meat or eggs
Posted: 13 April 2006 | 00:00

Hygiene cases can be costly

I write in response to recent reports that London restaurant Simpson's-in-the-Strand has been ordered to pay £10,352 in costs after losing a case against a hygiene improvement notice, based on allegations that the restaurant gave 31 customers salmonella.
Posted: 13 April 2006 | 00:00

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