Pack it in fellas - it's about having a bit of fun not trying to kick the shit out of each other.
Fwiw - I would do the same as Bread in the position he found himself in.
My thinking - I've got a good contract for 12 months - could take the money and turn a blind eye - others would - but it would trouble me.
Tell the management the truth - not as though they don't know what it is anyway - and expect to be shown the door (in fact that's very much how my career in local government ended some years back).
Do I blow the whistle - no.
Why not - the practice at the factory is bad but others must see it - the council must have periodic inspections - and what they have been doing is nothing new - yet they still sell their pies and non of the public have reported them - so, bad practice, yes - serious risk to health, no.
My CV would show I'd done a stint at the factory but left early. If asked I would say I didn't agree with what was going on and left by 'mutual agreement' before the end of my contract with them. I'm sure the industry would have a fair idea of how their competitors worked - and by not taking the money for a full year would show I valued by integrity rather than the money.
Anyway this is a footy forum - nobody needs explain themselves to anybody on here.
Have a laugh and forget about work - that's what we are here for.
Hope this might raise a smile under the circumstances! -