Hygiene

Defining animal waste - it's an offal case (31 January 2012)
UK transport lawyer Anton Balkitis, of law firm Rothera Dowson, is calling for VOSA to re-define the term ‘Animal Waste’ for the purposes of enforcing drivers’ hours legislation More..

100% clean – passive distribution box with stainless-steel housing (30 January 2012)
It is made of robust stainless steel, without grooves or indentations, and it’s easy to clean. The new distribution box from Murrelektronik is made for the Food & Beverage industry! More..

Greggs tech director leads pathogens seminar (23 January 2012)
Bill Wadsworth, Technical Director at Greggs will be speaking on the Importance of Pathogenic Bacteria at a Breakfast Seminar being held by the Society of Food Hygiene Technology (SOFHT) on 8 March 2012 More..

Purple praise for Vikan's latest tool range (19 January 2012)
A player in advanced hygienic cleaning solutions, Vikan has launched purple tools for use in food and beverage production areas More..

Don't wash your hands of hygiene (17 January 2012)
Susan Werro from The Society of Food Hygiene Technology (SOFHT) looks at how the food industry can better its hand-washing training to improve food safety More..

Russell Finex extends range of vibrating screens (10 January 2012)
Globally screeners and filtration specialists Russell Finex launch new and extended range of Russell Compact Sieves, a high-performance low profile vibrating screen for safety screening liquids and powders More..

SOFHT: Food sector gets hand-washing wrong (09 January 2012)
Leading food hygiene expert and member of the Society of Food Hygiene Technology (SOFHT), Susan Werro has claimed that there is more work to be done to instil the fundamentals of correct hygiene practices in food manufacturing and foodservice in order to reduce instances of food poisoning. More..

Eplan further expands customer base (20 December 2011)
Eplan software, with more than 600 new additional innovative functions, allows for efficiency in the engineering processes More..

Dirty hands cost lives (20 December 2011)
A leading hand hygiene specialist has designed a new compliance system in a bid to stop food borne outbreaks which caused 4,356 hospitalisations and 46 deaths in 2009 More..

Raw beansprouts death: catering firm cleared (13 December 2011)
82-year-old Rene Kwartz died three weeks after eating uncooked beansprouts at an event in Manchester but the wedding catering firm that served the food was cleared after an inquest was told celeb chef Jamie Oliver had prepared raw beansprouts on TV, according to the Daily Telegraph More..