St George’s Day. Some 300 villagers were planning to tuck in to the fry-up in their community centre. But the charity event was cancelled at the last minute - because of a health and safety warning against frying eggs. The local council’s guidelines state that volunteers should not prepare “"protein-based foods” without proper training and the centre did not have the correct facilities to “chill, prepare and store” the food. Faced with not being able to serve eggs, cheese or milk, organisers abandoned the event. They had been hoping to raise £500 for St Nicholas Primary School in the village near Chippenham, Wiltshire. Peter Wallis, 39, chairman of the school’s parents and teachers association, said: “I was astonished to discover that we had to adhere to health and safety regulations to cook people breakfast. This is just plain daft. These breakfasts have been going on for many years and we've never poisoned anyone.” Daily Mail 24/4/06.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Egg risk
TO THE patriots of Bromham, a hearty English breakfast seemed the perfect way to celebrate 
St George’s Day. Some 300 villagers were planning to tuck in to the fry-up in their community centre. But the charity event was cancelled at the last minute - because of a health and safety warning against frying eggs. The local council’s guidelines state that volunteers should not prepare “"protein-based foods” without proper training and the centre did not have the correct facilities to “chill, prepare and store” the food. Faced with not being able to serve eggs, cheese or milk, organisers abandoned the event. They had been hoping to raise £500 for St Nicholas Primary School in the village near Chippenham, Wiltshire. Peter Wallis, 39, chairman of the school’s parents and teachers association, said: “I was astonished to discover that we had to adhere to health and safety regulations to cook people breakfast. This is just plain daft. These breakfasts have been going on for many years and we've never poisoned anyone.” Daily Mail 24/4/06.
St George’s Day. Some 300 villagers were planning to tuck in to the fry-up in their community centre. But the charity event was cancelled at the last minute - because of a health and safety warning against frying eggs. The local council’s guidelines state that volunteers should not prepare “"protein-based foods” without proper training and the centre did not have the correct facilities to “chill, prepare and store” the food. Faced with not being able to serve eggs, cheese or milk, organisers abandoned the event. They had been hoping to raise £500 for St Nicholas Primary School in the village near Chippenham, Wiltshire. Peter Wallis, 39, chairman of the school’s parents and teachers association, said: “I was astonished to discover that we had to adhere to health and safety regulations to cook people breakfast. This is just plain daft. These breakfasts have been going on for many years and we've never poisoned anyone.” Daily Mail 24/4/06.
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