Cadbury Schweppes has today (16 July) been handed a GBP1m (US$2m) fine following the salmonella outbreak that engulfed the UK confectioner last year.
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The company, which had pleaded guilty to breaking food safety regulations, was also ordered to pay costs of over GBP152,000 at court hearing in Birmingham.
The charges brought against Cadbury including failing to notify the relevant UK food safety authorities of the salmonella outbreak.
Cadbury was forced to recall 1m chocolate bars last year, a move which cost the company some GBP20m.
Cadbury said it “accepts” the fine and admitted its safety processes were “unacceptable”.
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By GlobalData“Mistakenly, we did not believe that there was a threat to health and thus any requirement to report the incident to the authorities – we accept that this approach was incorrect,” Cadbury said.
“Since the recall, we have significantly changed our production and testing processes. The processes that led to this failure ceased last year and will never be reinstated.
“We sincerely regret these lapses and have undertaken a full review of our quality, procedures to learn lessons and ensure that our consumers can rely on the highest levels of processes and standards.”
