This Week at theEHP: 6th June – 10th June

Welcome to This Week at theEHP, a summary of the articles that appeared on the site over the previous week.

This week at theEHP we have seen more news on the E.coli outbreak and lots of sustainability news. Also, theEHP’s Stimulus Package has led to training courses,  jobs, and more jobs.

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Environmental Protection

Environmental Protection: £10,000 fine for causing pollution ‘more polluting that crude sewage’
A waste transfer station has been fined £10,000 for causing pollution described as ‘more polluting than crude sewage’.

Food Safety

Food Safety: Update on E. coli outbreak in Germany
The German authorities have reported 47 further cases of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) today, bringing the total number of cases to 689. In addition, 276 more cases of bloody diarrhoea (VTEC or EHEC infection, caused by E. coli O104) have been reported, bringing the total to 1,959.

Food Safety: E.coli – The Bacterium That Ate a Continent
No one yet knows what vegetable or fruit is the ultimate source of the outbreak of a deadly form of E. coli in Europe.

Food Safety: Cafe owner fined £600 for poor hygiene standards
The owner of a Middlesbrough cafe has been fined £600 after poor standards of hygiene were found during an investigation into the alleged sale of unfit food.

Food Safety: ECDC & EFSA publish joint statement on E.coli outbreak
Press release from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA): On 22 May 2011, Germany reported a significant increase in the number of patients with haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea caused by Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).

Food Safety: Cafe owners fined £6,000 for blade in ice cream
Owners of a Sheffield cafe have been fined £6,ooo after a 3-year-old child found a knife blade while eating a scoop of ice cream.

Health & Safety

Health & Safety: HSE prosecutions in brief 6th June-10th June
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. An overview of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE.

Health & Safety: HSE prosecutions in brief 30th May – 3rd June (Updated 08-06-2011)
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. An overview of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE.

Housing

Housing: HIMO landlady fined £1,000 for failing to comply with notice
HIMO landlady from Bicester has been fined £1,000 for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice.

Public Health

Public Health: Student fined £105 for playing loud music
A University student who made neighbours’ lives hell by playing loud music has been fined £105.

Sustainability

Sustainability: New feed-in tariff levels announced by DECC
New generation tariffs for large-scale solar and anaerobic digestion under the Government’s green electricity scheme have been confirmed today (9th June).

Sustainability: ‘The Natural Choice’ – The Natural Environment White Paper
England’s natural environment will be better protected, restored and improved under ambitious new plans published by Defra today.

Sustainability: The Green Deal may cover cost of renewable energy
Solar panels and other forms of small-scale energy generation may be eligible for a government-backed loan scheme to householders, according to the UK’s minister of state for climate change.

Sustainability: The Green Deal-up to £10,000 to pay for energy efficiency work
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has set out plans to ensure the Green Deal won’t rip off consumers. The Green Deal is the government’s flagship energy saving plan to transform the country’s homes to make them warmer and cheaper to run.

Jobs