If food retailers don’t handle their products and equipment safely they will put customer’s life at risk and have to pay a fine for not keeping their store safe. If food retailers don’t follow the health and safety act they will be fined thousands and their reputation will go down.
Supermarket giant Tesco has been fined for its failure to safeguard a 17-year-old employee who suffered a severed Achilles tendon when a roll cage struck her. Rachel Harris was injured at the Fulbourn Tesco store in Cambridgeshire in June 2007 when the roll cage - which is used to move goods around the shop - hit her leg. She was incapacitated for several weeks. An investigation by South Cambridgeshire District Council revealed that Harris was not familiar with how to use the roll cage. On 30 April, Cambridge magistrates fined the retailer £20,000 plus £8285 costs after it admitted failing to ensure Harris's health and safety, contrary to Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act.
In March, Tesco was fined £22,000 after a worker had his finger sliced off as he tried to mend an electric tug. Haverford west magistrates heard that the worker had not been properly trained on using the tug. In December 2008, the chain was fined £20,000 after an employee lost the tops of two of his fingers in a dough-dividing machine at a branch in Gloucester. The machine's interlock switch was faulty. In April 2007, Sheffield magistrates imposed a £25,000 fine on Tesco after a defective scissor lift knocked an employee unconscious. Passing sentence, the magistrates said it was Tesco's guilty pleas that had kept the case out of crown court.
All these acts are under the health and safety act 1974.
Health and safety executive
Health and safety executive Is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness, it acts in the public interest to reduce work-related death and serious injury across Great Britain's workplaces. This organisation is responsible for regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare of those who enter the work place, they are private company that examine organisation to see if the employees are working under the correct conditions and work in a safe environment.
Health and safety executive can also make a major contribution to business success. Not only will it help stop accidents and work related ill health among your staff, but it will reduce your accident losses, improve your profit and loss statement and help you become more efficient. If food retailers don’t meet their health and safety regulations, inspections will be followed out and if they find anything that will cause accidents or harm they would be fined and prosecuted for not following their health and safety.
Tesco supermarkets prove the worst for hygiene after 29 fail inspections aimed to protect customers from food poisoning it was one of five big supermarket chains that saw stores fall foul of basic checks from the Food Standards Agency (FSA), according to figures from between 2012 and 2013 that were published in the . Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrison’s and Aldi also had stores that failed to meet expected standards, according to the data.
Tesco has been ordered to pay £57,000 after a 'super mouse' - which had grown twice the size of a normal rodent after feasting on high protein meat- was found gnawing on raw chicken in one if its flagship stores. In October 2008 they were fined £8,000 plus £8,000 in costs after pleading guilty to selling a chocolate caterpillar cake that was unfit for human consumption at a Cardiff store as it had been gnawed by mice. Ipswich Magistrates Court fined the supermarket £17,000 plus £57,000 in February 2010 after it was convicted of eight further food hygiene breaches relating to pest control at its Anson Road branch in Martlesham, Suffolk. And in October 2010 the chain was fined a further £30,000 plus £9,500 costs for selling various items which had been nibbled by rodents at a store in Old Tiffield Road, Northamptonshire
All these acts were under the health and safety act 1974
European agency for health and safety
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work is an agency of the European Union with the task of collecting, analysing and collecting relevant information that can serve the needs of people involved in safety and health at work. In food retailers it is used to promote culture and reduce the risk of injuries, they use their campaigns to increase awareness of health and safety workplace, whereas they also try to present risk occurring. According to food retailers they must provide correct and clean product for example like meat that they sell so that they do not cause any diseases when they get to the end consumer.
If food retailers don’t meet their health and safety regulations, they can put customers lives at risk for example the European agency wants food retailers to provide correct and clean product so customers don’t get food poison so if food retailers don’t follow this act they can put people lives at risk and they will be fined thousands for not looking after their stores, an example of this is when Tesco had horse meat scandal also described as beef, their reputation went down, and some of their customers might of stopped going.
Asda has been fined more than £36,000 after food safety checks by Trading Standards officers found it was selling food past use by dates, despite being cautioned to clean up its act. The company was fined after pleading guilty to 11 offences at Tamworth Magistrates’ Court. The officers paid a visit to Asda in Tamworth and Cannock the following day. It was at these two stores that they discovered more food being sold past its sell by and management at both stores were cautioned by Trading Standards officers. But when officers visited the Tamworth store almost a month later, on December 6, they still found out of date food on sale.
Local authority inspectors
Inspections are conducted to maintain a level of high expectation and serve two main purposes. Firstly to ensure public, and publicly funded, services are accountable to government and taxpayers for the quality of what they deliver and secondly, to support with the continuous improvement of those services. This affects food retailers because they will be inspected, where they will check if they are going to improve health and safety, and they are also there to reduce injuries in workplace by examining the market by examining their workplace. They also investigate accidents and complaints in these workplaces
If food retailers don’t meet their health and safety regulations, inspections will be followed out and if they find anything that will cause accidents or harm they would be fined and prosecuted for not following their health and safety.
Asda Stores Limited was ordered to pay over £55,000 after admitting fire safety breaches in their Chippenham store, near Slough. Fire exit doors were chained and locked shut in an inspection made by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service officers in June 2010. The inspection also revealed escape routes that were obstructed; fire exit doors wedged open and combustible items obstructing fire doors. The court heard that the breaches presented a serious and life-threatening risk, not only to the staff who worked in the store but also to customers and other members of the public. The inspection was carried out following a complaint and Asda pleaded guilty to two charges brought under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Asda were sentenced at Reading Crown Court and given a fine of £20,000 for each offence, and ordered to pay over £15,000 costs, resulting in a total of £55,647.
Food safety regulations 2005
This regulation is for the hygiene of foodstuffs, except for the requirements that relate to temperature controls. The Regulations apply at all stages of food production except primary production. Anyone who manages or works in a food business - apart from those working in primary food production such as harvesting, slaughtering or milking - is affected by these Regulations. The Regulations apply to all types of food and drink and their ingredients. But some businesses - generally manufacturers of products of animal origin, such as dairies or wholesale fish markets - follow their own product specific regulations. These regulations are listed below
If food retailers don’t follow the food safety regulations they will be prosecuted and will be fined for not following the regulations. This act is really important for food retailers to meet their health and safety because it will reduce the risks for their employees and customers.
A customer has described her horror at finding mouldy food, congealed fat and stagnant water on the shelves of a Tesco superstore. When Sylvia Tyler noticed the filth, which sat alongside dozens of fresh food items, she complained to store bosses - but they told her the area was 'difficult to clean’. And two weeks later, the shelves had still not been cleaned even though the huge supermarket employs 600 staff. Officials have launched an investigation into the, which has previously been fined thousands of pounds for breaching hygiene rules
Last year 2013 the company was fined £45,000 after health inspectors found that one of their London stores was infested with mice. In the past five years, three other branches of the retail giant have been fined for unhygienic conditions
European Union Regulations (EU Directives)
EU directives lay down certain end results that must be achieved in every Member State. National authorities have to adapt their laws to meet these goals, but are free to decide how to do so. Each directive specifies the date by which the national laws must be adapted. EU directive set new laws and see when they must be met, from the business point of view it means that they must meet the requirements within that certain time period. In the food retails food products must be labelled because of the rules in European Directives 2003 and in 2006 ensure that all consumers are given comprehensive ingredient listing information and make it easier for people with food allergies to identify ingredients they need to avoid.
If food retailers don’t meet their health and safety they will be prosecuted and fined thousands they will also lose their reputation and performance. If food retailers don’t have ingredient listing information of their products they can put people lives at risk this is because some people can’t eat certain foods and some are allergic.
Tesco has been fined £7, 901 after fresh produce inspectors found the retailer selling rotten peaches in a Tesco Extra store in Essex. Inspectors from the Rural Payments Agency horticulture marketing inspectorate found the store in Harold Wood, Romford, selling rotten and bruised peaches, and also identified labeling defects on grapes, tomatoes and oranges. Tesco was fined £2, 350, £1, 876, £2, 000 and £1, 675 respectively for the offences, at Havering Magistrates Court on 23 June. Tesco was also ordered to pay £16, 401 of costs to the prosecution.
Personnel Hygiene
Good personal hygiene is one of the most effective ways to protect ourselves, and others, from illness. This means washing your hands, especially, but also your body. Good habits can help control body and bad breath. Also in a food retail market employees should have clean clothing and bodies also food retailers need to ensure their foods are clean because millions of people get sick from their fresh foods that they eat from supermarkets.
This act is really important for food retailers to meet their health and safety because their customers will have a positive feedback to their stores and it will reduce cross contaminations. If food retailers don’t meet their health and safety they will be prosecuted and fined thousands for not have a good personal hygiene at their stores and it can put people lives at risk.
A hairdresser was left feeling nauseated when she tucked into a sandwich from Tesco and bit down on a grubby false fingernail. She was chewing a smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwich from the retail giant when something 'crunched' between her teeth. Spitting out the unexpected object, she was shocked to discover the dirty acrylic fingernail which had been left inside the snack. At that time she was waiting for a response from Tesco’s
Tesco was ranked as the least hygienic of the big four supermarkets, with environmental health inspectors uncovering more serious problems at its premises than at Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrison’s stores. Statistics obtained by The Independent newspaper showed that five per cent of Tesco supermarkets scored less than three out of five stars in the hygiene scoring system adopted by local authorities. Three stars indicate good compliance with health laws. The figure was 4 per cent at Asda stores, 3 per cent at Sainsbury's and none at Morrison’s. Health officers checked aisles, bakeries, fishmongers, public cafés, petrol stations shops and staff canteens, suggests that up to 150 big stores owned by Tesco breach food safety laws. Last October 2008 magistrates in Cardiff fined Tesco £6,000 for selling a chocolate cake gnawed by rats.
Food Hygiene
Good food hygiene is essential for you to make or sell food that is safe to eat. It is very important for you and your staff to understand what good food hygiene is.
Good food hygiene helps you to:
- Obey the law
- Reduce the risk of food poisoning among your customers
- Protect your business's reputation
This act is really important for food retailers to meet their health and safety because it will reduce the risks for their customers on food poisoning. If food retailers don’t meet their health and safety they will be prosecuted, fined thousands, their reputation will reduce and customers will stop going.
Tesco was hit with a £57,000 court bill on Monday after a “super mouse” was discovered in a filthy store plagued by an extreme rodent infestation. A health inspector spotted the oversized mouse – which had been gorging on protein and leaving unusual pink droppings – in a food crate at the Tesco Metro shop in Covent Garden, where 55,000 customers shop each week.
Tesco has been fined after a teenage girl fell ill after eating a chargrilled chicken pasta salad from their Martins Heron branch. Her mother’s complaint to Bracknell Forest Council led to an investigation by Trading Standards officers who declared they were “astonished” to see so many out-of-date products on the shelves. Bracknell Forest Trading Standards officers, describing it as “the worst case of out-of-date products they have ever come across”, discovered 127 out-dated items of food during a visit to the store last June 2010. At Bracknell Magistrates Court, Tesco was fined £12,000 and ordered to pay £15,000 legal fees and a £15 victim surcharge after admitting 15 charges of having out-of-date food for sale at its Martins Heron store.
Premises
A land or buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organization: The business is relocating to new premises for example There is no smoking allowed anywhere on the premises.
This act is really important for food retailers to meet their health and safety because it will reduce the risks for their employees and customers. If food retailers don’t meet their health and safety they will be prosecuted and fined thousands for not looking after their stores, they have to reduce risks and hazards an example of this is Tesco…
London Fire Brigade, prosecuting, said fire fighters were called to a fire at Tesco’s t on 14 October 2007. When they arrived found the premises locked but managed to gain access after attracting the attention of an employee who was restocking shelves. There had been a fire in the staff kitchen but it had been put out by staff using extinguishers and a fire blanket. There was still a significant amount of smoke in the kitchen, the corridor and staff locker rooms and crews had to ask staff several times to evacuate the premises. This incident made officers concerned about fire safety in the store, so on the following day they inspected the premises. A number of breaches of fire safety legislation were found, including a failure to review the store’s fire risk assessment, a failure to ensure escape routes were kept clear and inadequate fire separation due to doors being wedged open.
Tesco pleaded guilty to failing to keep emergency exits clear (£20,000 fine); failing to keep an emergency route clear (£20,000); two counts of fire doors being wedged open (£20,000 each) and storing flammable materials under an emergency stairwell (£15,000).
Using chemicals
The chemicals you use at work may include products you buy to use in your core business, or in maintaining your equipment, or in general cleaning. The term chemical could also include hazardous substances you create as part of your work processes e.g. dust created by cutting wood or stone. This impacts food retailers because the law requires you to control the use of chemicals at work. To do this you need to assess the risks in your workplace and implement and maintain effective control measures.
This act is really important for food retailers to meet their health and safety because it will reduce the risks for their employees and customers. If food retailers don’t meet their health and safety they will be prosecuted and fined thousands, their performance will go down and people will stop going. Chemicals are really dangerous and it can cause a lot of risks to their customers and employees.
Tesco are exposing shoppers to harmful chemicals in consumer products, from sex toys to children’s' pencil cases and shoes. Research from a coalition of European consumer groups reveals that many products were found to contain high concentrations of chemicals listed as "substances of very high concern" (SVHC), which are highly dangerous to human health as they are proven to be toxic.
Contamination
Contamination is one of the most common causes of food poisoning. It happens when harmful germs are spread onto food from other food, surfaces, hands or equipment. This impacts on food retails because they have to keep bacteria away from their food
This act is really important for food retailers to meet their health and safety because it will reduce the risks for their customers. If food retailers don’t meet their health and safety their customers lives can be at risk and they will be fined or prosecuted for not keeping bacteria away from food. An example of this is Asda’s…
Asda has been exposed as the supermarket with the highest proportion of chickens contaminated with dangerous bacteria that causes food poisoning. The Food Standards Agency found 70 per cent of chickens sold at supermarkets were infected with campylobacter. At Asda the proportion rose to 78 per cent of the birds tested. The food watchdog warned that 28 per cent of Asda chickens contained highly-dangerous levels of the bacteria.
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