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| Cadbury charged over salmonella | Cadbury charged over salmonella |
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| Cadbury Schweppes is to face a second set of charges over a salmonella outbreak which resulted in one million chocolate bars being recalled. | Cadbury Schweppes is to face a second set of charges over a salmonella outbreak which resulted in one million chocolate bars being recalled. |
| A leaking pipe at the site's Marlbrook plant, near Leominster, Herefordshire, was blamed for the outbreak. | A leaking pipe at the site's Marlbrook plant, near Leominster, Herefordshire, was blamed for the outbreak. |
| Birmingham City Council has started a prosecution and now Herefordshire Council is bringing fresh charges. | Birmingham City Council has started a prosecution and now Herefordshire Council is bringing fresh charges. |
| The bars were the likely cause of an outbreak affecting 30 people, the Health Protection Agency said. | The bars were the likely cause of an outbreak affecting 30 people, the Health Protection Agency said. |
| Birmingham City Council announced in April it would prosecute the company over the same incident. | Birmingham City Council announced in April it would prosecute the company over the same incident. |
| The council is responsible for enforcing health and safety laws at Cadbury's plant in Bournville, where the chocolate-making process is completed. | The council is responsible for enforcing health and safety laws at Cadbury's plant in Bournville, where the chocolate-making process is completed. |
| Two years' imprisonment | Two years' imprisonment |
| The firm, which said the bill for dealing with the contamination may reach £30m, is due to appear before the city's magistrates on Friday accused of breaking health and safety legislation. | The firm, which said the bill for dealing with the contamination may reach £30m, is due to appear before the city's magistrates on Friday accused of breaking health and safety legislation. |
| Herefordshire Council's prosecution relates to environmental health charges. | Herefordshire Council's prosecution relates to environmental health charges. |
| These include not keeping a drainage pipe and roof vents in good repair, not permitting adequate cleaning of the premises, inadequate drainage facilities, and not carrying out proper cleaning of the conveyors or storage silos. | These include not keeping a drainage pipe and roof vents in good repair, not permitting adequate cleaning of the premises, inadequate drainage facilities, and not carrying out proper cleaning of the conveyors or storage silos. |
| Each of the six offences carries a maximum penalty of an unlimited fine and/or two years' imprisonment. | |
| The company will be summoned to appear before Herefordshire Magistrates on Tuesday, 24 July. | The company will be summoned to appear before Herefordshire Magistrates on Tuesday, 24 July. |
| It follows an investigation by Herefordshire Council which took almost a year to complete. | It follows an investigation by Herefordshire Council which took almost a year to complete. |