The Food Standards Agency (FSA) gives hygiene ratings to all businesses that sell or serve food and it is advising them how to use their ratings to attract more customers.
Advice issued over fire strike
Businesses are being urged to put safety contingency plans in place next week when firefighters in England and Wales plan to strike.
Coolant leak forces shop evacuation
Customers and staff had to be evacuated from the Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer stores at Hedge End, near Southampton, on Tuesday afternoon following a coolant leak.
Fire Door Safety Week underway
Facilities managers are being urged to undertake fire safety checks during Fire Door Safety Week, which runs until September 21.
Food hygiene rating publicity urged
Restaurants, pubs and cafes are being urged to show off their hygiene ratings and scores to potential customers.
Ham link to salmonella outbreak
Cooked ham bought from small independent butchers could be responsible for an “unusual” outbreak of salmonella in England and Wales, health authorities say.
Businesses ‘need to keep adapting’
It is up to businesses to ensure they remain entirely fit for purpose to meet future challenges, warns the president of the Building and Engineered Services Association (B&ES).
Sprinkler ‘saves Gateshead school’
A Gateshead school was saved from severe damage after its sprinkler system extinguished a blaze before fire services arrived.
Busy restaurant breached fire regs
A former restaurateur unsuccessfully appealed a fine for breaching fire regulations, and must now pay a £10,800 fine as well as other costs, it has been reported.