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£160,000 conveyor prosecution exposes a machinery-modification control failure

A maintenance engineer suffered life-changing injuries after being drawn into an unguarded conveyor at an animal-feed manufacturer, exposing serious weaknesses in guarding, inspection and control of historic machine modifications.

9 September 2026 · Regulatory & Standards

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Tesco packaging mix-up shows why product-to-pack verification remains an engineering control

A product withdrawal after incorrect contents entered the wrong packaging demonstrates how detection, recipe control, line clearance and packaging verification intersect with allergen safety.

4 September 2026 · Regulatory & Standards

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£451,500 fish-processor fine puts blockage-clearing and palletiser access under scrutiny

A serious entanglement at a Shetland fish-processing plant reinforces the need to engineer safe intervention into automated equipment rather than rely on stopped machinery.

4 September 2026 · Regulatory & Standards

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