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Takeaway owner fined £35,000 for serious food offences
Posted 07/02/17
The court heard that the case was very serious, and Miah would have been jailed if he hadn鈥檛 listened to the authorities and reacted properly to concerns.
Not only was there evidence of cross contamination and poor hygiene, Miah鈥檚 business had also failed to heed allergen advice. Two test purchases of curry were made from the takeaway. On both occasions, the court heard, the food was ordered 鈥榳ithout peanuts鈥� and on both occasions, peanuts were present.
Magistrates heard that Miah had complied with environmental and trading standards鈥� officers who carried out the investigation.听 Miah, director of Eastern Style Tandoori Ltd, admitted all the charges.
Speaking after the court case, Wirral鈥檚 Cabinet Member for the Environment, Cllr Bernie Mooney, said that Miah鈥檚 negligence could have had disastrous consequences:听 鈥榃e will not fail to pursue and prosecute businesses that don鈥檛 take their responsibilities seriously. Aside from the hygiene issues, which were bad enough, failing to take notice of allergies is potentially fatal.鈥�
