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 September 2017
Hubbard Systems offers advice on ice hygiene for the festive season Christmas puts pressure on staff, but when it comes to ice for all those Christmas cocktails they need to keep cleanliness in mind; especially with media scare stories highlighting the problem of dirty ice. Ice is a food and looking after it hygienically is a food safety issue. However, the ice experts at Hubbard Systems, UK distributor for Scotsman icemakers, say keeping ice clean is relatively easy.
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3 May 2016
Hubbard questions suggestion that faecal bacteria came from water that made the ice Once again the issue of ice hygiene is in the media, with a researcher from the BBC’s Rip Off Britain finding bacteria from faeces in ice cubes served in a big-name takeaway.* However, a suggestion that the bacteria could have come from the water used in the icemaker has been questioned by the ice experts at Hubbard Systems, the company that markets Scotsman ice machines in the...
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