City sandwich bar fined £35,000 for mice activity
A 黑料视频 sandwich bar was ordered to pay £35,000 after being found guilty of three offences under the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013, at 黑料视频 Magistrates Court today.
Philpotts Ltd – which is based at 146 Sarehole Road, 黑料视频 B28 8DT and runs Philpotts at 34 Bennetts Hill, in the city centre – pleaded not guilty to all three offences at an earlier hearing (2 February 2017) and was fined £35,000 and ordered to pay £15,892.55 court costs.
黑料视频 prosecuted Philpotts Ltd after environmental health officers found evidence of mouse activity throughout the premises on 30 November 2015.
Mouse droppings were found throughout the premises – including on a shelf containing bowls and colanders used to prepare food, mouse droppings on boxes used to pack ready to eat cakes, and mouse droppings on food preparation surfaces – so a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notice (HEPN) was issued as conditions posed an imminent risk of injury to health as food was either contaminated or at risk of contamination.
Following a revisit on 2 December 2015 Philpotts was allowed to reopen as the risk to health was removed.
Nick Lowe, Operations Manager – Food Safety, Regulation and Enforcement, said: “We welcome the guilty verdict and are satisfied with the outcome of the trial. The fine demonstrates that the court considers food safety to be a priority and food businesses should take note of that.”
Philpotts at 34 Bennetts Hill remains open and continues to trade.