< Previous50 Food & Drink International www.fdiforum.net FoodandDrinkInternational@fdiforum company/fdiforum Once more Food & Drink International provides your ultimate guide to the industry – making sure you’re informed on what’s going on and looking closer at what’s happening. Don’t forget to keep up to date via www.fdiforum.net! Online this month… www.fdiforum.net is the best place to go for up-to-date food and drink industry news. Here’s a sneak peek at one of our latest stories. Nestle fined £800,000 after worker suffers injuries at chocolate factory Nestle has been fined after an employee suffered life-changing injuries at its factory in Newcastle upon Tyne. The incident happened on November 30, 2020 when the man was drawn into a roller mechanism on a conveyor machine. South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court heard how the maintenance technician was investigating a problem on the conveyor belt of a machine used to make chocolate sweets. While checking the machine, his sleeve was caught in a roller, which dragged his left arm into the machine, trapping it between the roller and a conveyor belt. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation into the incident at Nestle’s factory on Rowan Drive, Fawdon, Newcastle upon Tyne found that the company had not properly assessed the risk created by the rollers under the conveyor belt and failed to guard the roller, which was a dangerous part. It was foreseeable that employees would require access to this area and there was a clear risk of injury to employees coming into contact with this roller. Nestle had previously been prosecuted following a similar incident at its Halifax factory. Diary Food & Drink Stay in touch with Food & Drink International For more up to the minute information from the food and drink industry, visit Food & Drink International online at www.fdiforum.net. Keep up to date with Food & Drink International, and let us know what you think, by following us on Twitter at @fdiforum, at www.facebook.com/FoodandDrink International or by searching for fdiforum on LinkedIn. November 2 – 3, Easyfairs Lab Innovations, Birmingham, UK 8 – 10, GulfHost, UAE 9 – 10, Plastic Waste Free World, Koelnmesse, Germany 21 – 24, All4Pack, Paris, France 23 – 8 Dec, FI Europe, Online December 30 Nov – 1 Dec, Plant Based World Europe, London, UK 6 – 8, FI Europe, Paris, France 12 – 14, Vertical Farming Middle East Congress, UAE January 24 – 26, IPPE, Georgia, USA 50.qxp_Layout 1 24/10/2022 11:24 Page 1High Viscosity In-Line Mixers Featuring an innovative ‘pumping rotor’ design which substanitally increases self-pumping capacity Silverson’s range of high viscosity In-Line mixers has been developed for the manufacture of high viscosity products such as sauces, including ketchup, mayonnaise, sweet sauces and hummus. Silverson high viscosity In-Line mixers range from laboratory scale up to production scale units capable of 500 litre batches, facilitating easy scale-up. Website: www.silverson.co.uk • Email: sales@silverson.co.uk • Telephone: (+44) 01494 786331 How to manufacture Ketchup with a Silverson mixer: The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology Experts in solving bulk materials handling problems Consultancy services and training related to: H System Design H Material Characterisation H Storage and Discharge H Product Quality H Abrasion and Wear H Pneumatic Conveying H Product Feeders H Expert Witness H Particle Breakage H and many more Short course dates available for 2023 bulksolids.com +44 20 8331 8646 wolfson‐enquiries@gre.ac.uk 51.qxp_Layout 1 24/10/2022 11:24 Page 1Advanced Engineering MIDDLETON LTD Inline High Shear Mixer Top Entry High Shear Immersion Mixer Bottom Entry High Shear Mixer Sealed Bearing Mixer 3 Stage High Shear Mixer Dispersion Mixer Fluid Mixers AdPro Trent Industrial Estate | Duchess Street | Shaw | Lancs | OL2 7UT | UK t: +44 (0)1706 759003 | e: info@aemixers.com | w: www.aemixers.com mixing is our business 52.qxp_Layout 1 24/10/2022 11:25 Page 1Next >