Chat => General => Topic started by: on July 17, 2007, 07:50:18 pm
Title: Cadbury fined 1m over salmonella
Post by: on July 17, 2007, 07:50:18 pm
[Confectionery giant Cadbury has been fined 1m for food and hygiene offences over a salmonella outbreak in which more than 40 people fell ill. The outbreak at the firm's plant in Herefordshire led to the recall of more than a million bars in the UK.
The Birmingham company admitted nine charges brought by Herefordshire and Birmingham councils. ]
Apparently that represents 0.1% of the company's pretax profits last year, according to Nick Huhne, Liberal Democrat food spokesperson.
Is the fine too much? Is it too little? Would a % of profits be a better fineas can occur for breaches of competition law?
[A spokesman for Cadbury apologised and offered the company's "sincere regrets" to the people who were taken ill.
He said: "Quality has always been at the heart of our business, but the process we followed in the UK in this instance has been shown to be unacceptable. ]
Quality eh? Try replacing veg fat with cocoa butter.
Title: Cadbury fined 1m over salmonella
Post by: on July 18, 2007, 08:30:05 am
It's an exemplary fine. The amount is largely imaterial
Title: Cadbury fined 1m over salmonella
Post by: on July 18, 2007, 07:08:26 pm
If you think it acts as a warning to the company when it barely amounts to a ticking off then Cadbury will be happy with that.
Title: Cadbury fined 1m over salmonella
Post by: on July 19, 2007, 08:07:49 am
I hope the whole saga will affect their sales. I think this episode has highlighted what low regard the company have for its customers. They should be renamed Schmadbury's.
Title: Cadbury fined 1m over salmonella
Post by: on July 19, 2007, 08:08:47 am
Furthermore, I'm ashamed that I ever liked their stuff. At least now I know what real chocolate tastes like I find their products inedible.