30 November 2020
Hubbard Systems summarises the way to ensure best ice hygiene Periodically ice comes in for a bad press for hygiene reasons. At the moment, with the focus on staying safe during the Covid-19 pandemic, hygiene has shot to the top of the agenda, so expect ice hygiene to come under the spotlight again before long. Hubbard Systems urges operators to stay ahead of the game and check out their ice hygiene procedures to make sure they don’t get caught out....
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22 November 2018
As Watchdog warns of dirty ice, FEM offers advice on ice hygiene.
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11 May 2018
Watchdog highlights cinema drinks – FEM argues modern equipment makes ice hygiene simple. The regular media stories about ice hygiene highlight the fact that some operators, or their staff, simply don’t care enough, according to FEM. “The problem of ice hygiene has been tackled extensively and there are plenty of solutions that make it very easy to keep things clean,” says Mark Hogan, commercial director of FEM. “While the law treats ice as a food, many people still have too...
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10 May 2018
Hubbard highlights the simple measures that could avoid similar cases A report on BBC’s Watchdog programme has found high levels of bacteria in ice at three top cinema chains. In one instance, levels of bacteria were found to be 10,000 times higher than acceptable levels. Hubbard Systems, which markets the Scotsman range of ice machines, says it’s vital the industry gets serious about cracking down on poor hygiene practices that lead to the issue. “It’s obvious that the message isn’t getting...
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28 June 2017
Hubbard calls for industry to crack down on hygiene practices BBC’s Watchdog programme has found bacteria from faeces in ice in three top coffee shop chains. Hubbard Systems, which markets the Scotsman range of ice machines, says it’s about time the industry cracked down on the poor hygiene practices that lead to the issue. “It’s not like we haven’t seen this before,” says Mark Stebbings, technical and aftercare manager at Hubbard Systems. “Every year for as long as I can...
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