BBC NEWS | Business | Heathrow jobs talks put 'on hold'

BBC NEWS | Business | Heathrow jobs talks put 'on hold': "Meanwhile, BA has launched an investigation after an undercover reporter claimed he was employed by Gate Gourmet without proper background checks.
We will study fully these allegations and ask Gate Gourmet for a thorough explanation

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According to the Times newspaper, the caterer employed the reporter as a casual worker via an agency.
He gave bogus references and was not searched when entering Gate Gourmet's offices at Heathrow.
Part of his duties included placing security seals on loaded trolleys, to be broken during flights, raising fears that a bogus worker could smuggle explosives into a plane by placing them inside a food trolley.
The newspaper also alleged there were 'serious hygiene problems' at the caterer, which makes 88,000 meals a day for BA - claiming ice for drinks was broken on factory floors and toilets went uncleaned for days.
'If the allegations are true, we will launch a full investigation involving all necessary authorities in the interests of security,' Gate Gourmet said. "