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WARNING - Redwood Food Company - chilled food delivery health concerns.
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:14:40 +0100, Veggie Delights
> wrote: >Notice. > >It has recently come to our attention that Redwood is being >investigated by Environmental Health Officers regarding unsafe >practice in the delivery of chilled foods. We have received complaints >that Redwood have been sending out chilled food for home delivery with >insufficient ice packs and packaging. This has resulted in foods being >delivered at 19c which is a health hazard. > >Redwood claim as the food is not meat based it does not represent a >risk at these temperatures. This is blatantly misleading, dangerous >and illegal. > >This situation has been going on for some considerable time and >Redwood have refused to deal with it. Corby Health Officers are now >investigating. > >Great product range let down by incompetent and unwilling management. >If you do use Redwood please be sure to check the temperature of your >goods and if it is too high you are advised to send it back for a full >refund and inform Corby EH Officers. Please also inform us here on the >public forums so we can take precautions. Please also keep some >samples back for analysis. > >Regulations state > >Cold foods€¦ must be kept at 8°C or below.This is a legal requirement >in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland food must also be >kept cold. > >FSA >Don't make your mealtime a horror story >Monday 9 June 2008 > > >Cases of salmonella and campylobacter food poisoning are set to soar >to more than 120,000 in just three months this summer. The Agency's >latest food hygiene campaign, 'GermWatch' aims to combat the rise in >food poisoning cases, which double during the summer months and cost >the economy, in England and Wales, upwards of £1.5 billion a year. > > > >Complaints and concerns should be addressed to > >The Redwood Wholefood Co. Ltd >Redwood House >Burkitt Road >Earlstrees Industrial Estate >Corby >Northants >NN17 4DT >Tel: +44 (01536) 400557 >Fax: +44 (01536) 408878 >www.redwoodfoods.co.uk/contact/index.html >Environmental Health >Corby Borough Council >Deene House >New Post Office Square >Corby >Northants >NN17 1GD > >Tel: 01536 464052 >Fax: 01536 464644 >Email: I see it's not the first time they have been pulled up then? Mind you I find their food a bit plastic anyway, especially the cheese. I'll stick with Quorn and Asda. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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