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Michael Caines restaurant in Canterbury gets poor food hygiene rating

Michael CainesThe Michael Caines restaurant at the four-star Abode Hotel in Canterbury was given a one-star food hygiene rating, putting it below an elderly day centre café. The two-Michelin starred chef's restaurant at the property, run by head chef Mark Rossi, was ranked below the city's Age Concern day centre ...
Posted: 26 June 2009 | 15:51

Chinese restaurant fined after ignoring eleven hygiene warnings

Judge's gavelA Chinese restaurant in Leicester was warned eleven times over a three-year period to improve its hygiene standards, a court heard.Shong Qiang Wang, owner of the Great Wall Chinese restaurant in Welford Road, admitted breaches of the hygiene regulations during a hearing before magistrates in Leicester.
Posted: 12 June 2009 | 08:00

Hospitality gets up and running for the Olympics

Paul Rankin helped launch the training centre at Hackney Community CollegeWith just over 1,200 days until the Olympic party hits London, Gemma Sharkey checks on preparations and sees how hospitality businesses can get on board
Posted: 16 April 2009 | 07:30

Yorkshire restaurant obstructed food-poisoning investigation

Giardia Lamblia (Source: Janice Carr)Two owners of a Yorkshire restaurant tried to obstruct an investigation by health officers into a rare food poisoning outbreak that affected almost 90 people, a court heard.
Posted: 27 March 2009 | 15:34

Jamie Oliver under fire from animal right activists

protestors at Jamie Oliver's FifteenCelebrity chef Jamie Oliver has come under fire from animal rights activists, who have staged a protest outside his Fifteen restaurant in north London.
Posted: 19 March 2009 | 16:04

The Fat Duck: Business as usual after recent food scare?

Heston Blumenthal's handling of the media frenzy that followed an outbreak of illness among Fat Duck customers has been praised as a model of public relations. But where does it leave his business? Kerstin Kühn investigates
Posted: 12 March 2009 | 08:30

Chefs warned to check scallops sourcing after spate of thefts

scallopsChefs have been warned to check that their scallops are legally caught, after a spate of thefts of the shellfish from a Scottish loch.
Posted: 18 February 2009 | 10:30

Curry house fined £28,000 after ignoring hygiene improvement notices

Salford Magistrates CourtA North-west curry restaurant, which ignored nine improvement notices warning it to improve hygiene standards, has been hit with a massive £28,000 fine.
Posted: 23 January 2009 | 15:44

Six-tier ‘scores on the doors’ scheme will burden businesses

The Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) decision to go with a six-tier “scores on the doors” scheme will burden businesses with unnecessary bureaucracy, leading hospitality figures have claimed.
Posted: 21 January 2009 | 07:00

FSA chair to step down after four years

Dame Deirdre HuttonThe chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to step down from her role next year after four years, it was announced today.
Posted: 18 December 2008 | 14:36

London restaurant owner banned after serious H&S breaches

A London restaurant owner has been banned from ever running a food business again after serious health and safety breaches.
Posted: 17 December 2008 | 12:45

FSA defends scores on the doors decision

scores on the doorsThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) has defended its decision to go with a controversial six-tier “scores on the doors” scheme in the wake of an angry reaction from the hospitality industry.
Posted: 17 December 2008 | 09:00

FSA gives green light for Irish pork

Domestic pigThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) has given the all clear to pork from Ireland.
Posted: 12 December 2008 | 17:04

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

Chris DruceAlthough the Holiday Inn Kensington has banned festive Slade hit Merry Christmas Everyone, here at Caterer Group we’re festering quite nicely, oh yes.
Posted: 12 December 2008 | 14:11

Six-tier scores-on-the-doors plan labelled 'ridiculous'

Hospitality industry leaders have attacked the Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) decision to go with a six-tier “scores on the doors” scheme.
Posted: 12 December 2008 | 07:30

Six-tier “scores on the doors” system announced

Scores on the DoorsRestaurants, takeaways and cafes will be graded via a six-tier voluntary “scores on the doors” scheme in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced today.
Posted: 11 December 2008 | 12:41

Caterers advised to remove pork products sourced from Ireland

pigThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) has advised caterers to remove from sale pork products manufactured from 1 September 2008 in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Posted: 09 December 2008 | 10:00

Antonio Carluccio: it’s my name not my food - 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: Antonio Carluccio: it’s my name not my food; Pubs sales at lowest level in 80 years, says report; Dioxin contamination sparks recall of Irish pork and more
Posted: 08 December 2008 | 11:25

FSA releases Scores on the Doors consultation

Scores onthe DoorsThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the preliminary results of its consultation on introducing a UK-wide Scores on the Doors scheme rating restaurants’ hygiene levels.
Posted: 12 November 2008 | 07:00

Scores on Doors food hygiene scheme proves a success in Westminster

Scores on the DoorsThe number of businesses in Westminster with top standards for food hygiene has risen from 15 to 132 since the implementation of the ‘Scores on the Doors’ rating system 12 months ago.
Posted: 06 October 2008 | 12:15

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