The Health and Safety Executive has slapped Shazan Foods at Walton Summit with two notices ordering it to improve its working practices.

One order was an improvement notice served against the Ranglet Road factory after fat and water was found on the floor along with evidence of "poor cleaning, poor spillage control" and "inadequate flooring".

The other was a prohibition notice banning the Ranglet Road site from allowing staff to "ride wooden platforms".

The HSE has warned Shazan Foods that it could face heavy fines if it does not comply with the notices.

An HSE spokesman told the Evening Post: "This was first brought to our attention by the local authority and the HSE went to do some inspections and notices were served.

"We will be making another visit in the next month to see if they have been complied with.

"It's taken on trust they will be, but if they do not comply with either notices, then the HSE can prosecute and our powers are quite extensive.

"Notices are taken very, very seriously and they must be followed to the nth degree.

"Fines can be up to £20,000 in magistrates courts and are limitless at crown court."

Shazan Foods company director Nadeem Ayyub said: "The matter has been sorted now. Two weekends ago, we had a new floor put in so it wasn't anything major.

"They came in and said the floor is slippery and we've got a gripped floor now."

Speaking of the other incident, he said: "It would have been handled straight away."

Immigration officials from the UK Border Agency raided the factory in a joint operation with Lancashire Police on July 9.

Five workers were arrested on suspicion of working illegally.