A food catering business owner has been found guilty and fined £3,015 for nine separate food hygiene offences, at Basildon Magistrates Court on Wednesday 15 February 2012. (Photos on Flickr)
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Damon Spencer Godding, who runs the catering at Spencer Anne’s in Great Cowbridge Grange, London Road, Billericay, pleaded guilty and was fined £200 for each of the nine offences, £1,200 in costs and a £15 victim surcharge, totalling £3,015.
Basildon Council’s environmental health officers visited the premises in September and found a lack of food safety management and food hygiene training. The conditions were found to be dirty over the floor, surfaces, equipment and with extensive mould growing over the walls.
Officers found that there was a failure to protect food from contamination and not keeping food safe including roast beef which had been kept for 19 days and raw and cooked foods being kept together.
Cllr Richard Moore, cabinet member for planning (and with responsibility for food safety), said:”Over the past year we have seen a rise in the number of prosecutions of food businesses across the borough.
“Our officers not only provide a valuable service in advising local proprietors about their statutory responsibilities, but they are also prepared to take formal action to deal with those who fall well below par.
“I hope that the outcome of this case sends a clear message that Basildon Council will take action against those businesses that are prepared to put our residents at risk”.
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