Pub group JD Weatherspoon has fined ￡ 13,500 for not adequately dealing with a mice infestation one of its City of London pubs. The chain, known for cut-price alcohol, received the fine after pleading guilty to three charges under the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations Act 1995. Environmental health inspectors found the bodies of dead mice adhering to a sticky glue-board used as a trap. Droppings littered several rooms, including the kitchen, and inspectors found the caterers' health and safety manual similarly covered in mouse droppings. A Weatherspoon spokesman said: "We have our own independent environmental health team which checks our pubs on a regular basis, but it was a complete failure on this occasion."ISO is modifying its procedure for the establishment of new technical committees, in line with ongoing efforts to serve market needs. The new procedure means that all new technical committees will be established on a provisional basis at first. The secretariat of the committee will have to produce a business plan to ensure that it is fully aligned with market requirements. Committees will be able to initiate standards development in parallel with elaboration of the business plan, but the technical committee will only be formally established once the business plan is approved. The decision to modify procedures was taken in June by ISO's technical management board to instill a more acute awareness of the need to understand the business environment that a committee works in.
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