Food safety

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Chinese restaurants warned of banned GM rice from China

bowl of riceChinese restaurant owners in London have been warned to look out for a banned strain of Genetically Modified rice from China.
Posted: 22 April 2008 | 11:07

Jamaica Inn hotel fined for health & safety breaches

Jamaica InnA famous South-west hotel has been heavily fined after environmental health inspectors found kitchens in a filthy state.
Posted: 25 March 2008 | 14:31

Gordon Ramsay to double empire in three years - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

Weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: BAA to sell 33 properties to Arora; Fifteen training “hit-and-miss”, says report: Starbucks ordered to pay out $100m in withheld tips.
Posted: 25 March 2008 | 10:55

Mixed reaction to 'scores on the doors' scheme

chefA potential nationwide rollout of a "scores on the doors" scheme ranking restaurants on hygiene levels must be handled carefully, industry figures have warned.
Posted: 20 March 2008 | 07:00

Inn the Park restaurant fined for breaching food safety rules

Inn the ParkOliver Peyton’s Inn the Park restaurant in London’s St James’s Park has been fined £5,000 for breaching food safety regulations.
Posted: 17 March 2008 | 12:13

FSA launches scores on the doors consultation

eating outThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to launch a 12-week consultation on the potential nationwide rollout of a "scores on the doors" scheme ranking restaurants on hygiene levels.
Posted: 14 March 2008 | 13:34

EU plans to exempt small businesses from food safety rules criticised

café waitressIndustry lobby groups have criticised European Union proposals to exempt small businesses from food safety legislation.
Posted: 20 February 2008 | 12:16

Holiday makers win £2.5m payout in hotel food poisoning case

Beach Club Hotel in TorremolinosA long-running legal action over conditions at a holiday hotel in Spain has resulted in almost 1,000 British holiday makers receiving a £2.5m group settlement.
Posted: 14 February 2008 | 14:45

Greene King fined for breaching H&S Act

Greene King has been fined £5,400 after a teenage employee in a pub in Leicestershire was scalded with hot oil.
Posted: 13 February 2008 | 13:30

New guidance to help serve customers with allergies

peanutsThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published free guidance to help caterers and restaurants better serve customers with food allergies.
Posted: 17 January 2008 | 13:26

Award-winning restaurant fined for food hygiene breaches

An award-winning restaurant company specialising in North African cuisine has been ordered to pay nearly £21,000 for breaching food hygiene regulations after a mouse infestation.
Posted: 16 January 2008 | 12:17

Restaurant owner banned from running a food business for life

A south London restaurant owner has been banned from ever running a food business again after council inspectors discovered serious food hygiene breaches at her Southwark restaurant.
Posted: 18 December 2007 | 17:30

Jail for butcher who sold deadly school meals - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: VisitScotland to use London Underground for ad campaign; French restaurants warned not to serve ortolan or risk jail; Scottish hotels to target Russia for business travel
Posted: 10 September 2007 | 10:13

Swansea restaurant charged with food hygiene offences

A restaurant in Swansea has been charged with food hygiene offences, bringing the total number of regulation breaches up to five in the past 12 months.
Posted: 22 August 2007 | 15:29

Greene King denies 'sub-standard' steaks

zebuGreene King has responded to ITV’s portrayal of the pub chain’s steaks in its publicity materials for Undercover Mum, where zebu DNA was found in steaks served in its Hungry Horse pubs.
Posted: 22 August 2007 | 08:00

Pub chains accused of serving zebu meat

zebuSteaks served in pub chains claiming to be beef actually contain meat from the zebu, a breed of humped-back cow found in Brazil, Africa and Asia, an investigation has found.
Posted: 21 August 2007 | 16:31

Kellogg's withdraws Crunchy Nut product

Kellogg's Crunchy Nut cerealKellogg’s today announced a product withdrawal on its Crunchy Nut range after receiving complaints from consumers over an “unusual taste”.
Posted: 07 August 2007 | 16:45

Latest foot-and-mouth outbreak unlikely to hit industry

cows in a fieldThe hospitality and tourism industry is unlikely to be affected by the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak as long as it remains contained, according to the chief executive of the British Hospitality Association.
Posted: 07 August 2007 | 07:00

School caterers can use £240m funding as they see fit

school canteenSchool caterers will be able to use next year’s £240m tranche of school meals funding as they see fit, it was revealed at the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA) annual conference.
Posted: 13 July 2007 | 07:00

JD Wetherspoon takes five meat dishes off menu

Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has taken five meat dishes off its menu in pubs in Wales following an investigation by Trading Standards Officers (TSO).
Posted: 26 June 2007 | 12:42

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17th May 2008