date:Apr 26, 2019
es, Corporate Manslaughter and Food Safety and Hygiene Offences guideline for England and Wales came into force in 2016.
It helps to ensure that imposed fines are proportionate to the circumstances and seriousness of the offence, including accountability and harm.
The impact assessment found that the number of organisations sentenced for food safety and hygiene offences has more than doubled from around 60 in 2013 to 130 in 2016, but has since remained stable.
Most organisations received a fi