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Cadbury admits salmonella charges | Cadbury admits salmonella charges |
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Cadbury has pleaded guilty to three offences under food and hygiene regulations in connection with a salmonella scare last summer. | Cadbury has pleaded guilty to three offences under food and hygiene regulations in connection with a salmonella scare last summer. |
Birmingham City Council alleged the firm put "unsafe" chocolate on the market for a period in 2006, which led to one million bars being recalled. | Birmingham City Council alleged the firm put "unsafe" chocolate on the market for a period in 2006, which led to one million bars being recalled. |
Thirty people were affected, the Health Protection Agency said. | Thirty people were affected, the Health Protection Agency said. |
Cadbury will be sentenced for the offences at Birmingham Crown Court on 13 July. | Cadbury will be sentenced for the offences at Birmingham Crown Court on 13 July. |
Anthony Scrivener QC, entered the pleas on behalf of the firm during a 10-minute hearing at Birmingham Magistrates' Court. | |
Separately Herefordshire Council is also prosecuting the company over the state of its factory near Leominster where the bars originated. | |
The charges 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. |