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This week at theEHP we report on Food and You 2012, an opinion and prosecutions.
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A new Case Summary, by Mike Warren, outlines a recent judgement that considered whether a five-storey block of purpose built self-contained flats required a HMO licence. The building in question contained a shop to the ground floor and a number of self contained flats in multiple occupation to the upper four floors. Read the Case Summary here. A link to the judgement is provided at the end of the article.
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Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection: Man fined for waste offence
A man has been prosecuted by the council for illegally carrying scrap metal.
Jamie Lee Smith, aged 24, of Amphion Court, Pembroke Dock, pleaded guilty to an offence contrary to Section 34(6) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Carmarthen Magistrates Court.
Environmental Protection: Ipswich Man Prosecuted for fly-tipping
The prosecution of an Ipswich man this week has resulted in him being ordered to pay a £250 fine and £500 costs for fly-tipping household waste last summer.
Food Safety
Food Safety: Hoar Park restaurant prosecuted in court
The owner of Hoar Park restaurant at Ansley, John Lea, has been fined nearly £5,000 at Nuneaton Magistrates Court for food hygiene offences.
Food Safety: FSA publishes Food and You 2012 survey results
The Food Standards Agency has published the second wave of its biannual survey exploring the public’s attitudes and reported behaviour on food safety issues.
Health & Safety
Opinion: Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) – A Good Guide
Question: Do I have to have everything tested every year?
Answer: No law says you have to test annually; read on….(by Jill Taylor)
Housing
Housing: Leeds Landlord fined £9,000 for ignoring fire safety
A Leeds landlord has felt the heat after being fined over £9,000 for consistently ignoring fire safety warnings from the council on a privately rented property.
Housing: Unscrupulous landlords prosecuted by Birmingham City Council
Two unscrupulous landlords have been prosecuted for their failure to license and maintain a three storey property (house in multiple occupation – HMO) in Erdington.
Housing: Case Summary – Islington LBC v Unite Group Plc
This Case Summary outlines a recent judgement that considered whether a five-storey block of purpose built self-contained flats required a HMO licence. The building contained a shop to the ground floor and a number of self contained flats in multiple occupation to the upper four floors (by Mike Warren).
Housing: Rogue landlord sentenced for poor management of HMO
A rogue landlord has pleaded guilty to poorly managing a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), which was in such a state it presented a risk to the health and safety of the occupants.
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BS 8552:2012 Sampling and monitoring of water from building services closed systems. Code of practice
BS 8552:2012 addresses the particular issues of sampling water from closed-circuit heating and cooling systems in buildings and related infrastructure, from construction, pressure testing, pre-commission cleaning and commissioning to routine operation. The purpose of sampling a closed-circuit water system is to provide information about the current condition of that system and/or the water within it. That might include, but is not limited to, water treatment status, water quality, bacteriological contamination and corrosion activity. Confidence in the results obtained, which are crucially dependent on consistent sampling and analysis protocols, is extremely important to industry.
BSI and WWF-UK Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) have launched a new good practice guidance to support industry efforts in the responsible sourcing of forest goods and sustainable forest management.
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PAS 221:2013 Prerequisite programmes for food safety in food retail. Specification
PAS 221:2013 specifies requirements for establishing, implementing and maintaining prerequisite programmes (PRPs) to assist in controlling food safety risks in retail. This specification was developed to support management systems in the food industry and help retailers to comply with BS EN ISO 22000.
The PAS ensures a common international methodology for the development of PRPs across the food retail sector and was created in response to the industry’s need to improve the management of supply chain quality and mitigating associated risks. It is the most recent PRP PAS, part of a series of PASs that look to address different elements of the food chain. This series includes PRPs for food manufacturing, animal feed and packaging.
This British Standard replaces BS EN 1793-1:1998.
This British Standard replaces BS EN 12786:1999
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