Former Modbury bakery owner William Abbot pleaded guilty to 12 charges under hygiene regulations and agreed to have a further 36 taken into consideration, when he appeared before South Devon Magistrates at Torquay on Friday (Photos on Flickr).
The Food Standards Agency has announced that from today, certain farmed fish destined to be eaten raw in dishes like sushi no longer need to be frozen before use to protect consumers against parasites.
The Agency conducts a tracking survey among consumers, in order to monitor changes in consumer attitudes towards the Agency and food-related issues.
A more hygienic future for an Indian restaurant in Teignmouth could be on the menu after Teignbridge District Council successfully prosecuted the Taj Mahal for breaching food hygiene regulations (Photos on Flickr).
Tests carried out by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) identified the toxin that causes botulism in a jar of Italian olives after an Oxfordshire resident was admitted to hospital with botulism poisoning. No further cases have been identified to date.
On the 12 July at Truro Magistrates Court, Mrs Shirley Ann Lesley Noyce, formerly the food business operator at the Penlan Eating House, Fourwinds, Bodmin was found guilty of three out of four charges brought by the Council in relation to poor food hygiene standards found by officers of Cornwall Council’s Public Health and Protection team during a routine inspection of the premises in September 2011.
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