The owners of the Reigate Kebab & Burger House in London Road have been prosecuted for a string of serious food and health and safety offences.
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Reigate & Banstead Borough Council took action to prosecute the owners after they continuously failed to comply with the minimum legal standards to keep diners safe.
Adem and Clare Eskisan pleaded guilty to eight offences at South East Surrey Magistrates Court on 15 December 2011 and were fined a total of £2600. A victim surcharge of £30 was applied and the Council was awarded costs of £900.
A third defendant, Tuncay Eskisan, was also charged with one offence of obstruction of an authorised officer. He pleaded guilty and was fined £100 with an additional £15 victim surcharge.
The offences were:
- failing to provide hot running water to hand wash sinks
- failing to provide hot running water to sinks used for washing equipment
water leaking from the ceiling onto live electrics - a failure to maintain the ceiling of a food room in good order. Watermarks, mould and flaking paint presenting a risk to open foods
- poor repair to internal and external surfaces of the walk in freezer unit
- poor standard of repair to the floor of a food room
- the display and handling of salad items so they are at risk of being contaminated by raw meats
- a failure to put in place a documented food safety management system to ensure the safety of food offered for sale
- Tuncay Eskisan – to knowingly provide false or misleading information to an authorised officer.
“The Council has worked hard to get this business to comply with the minimum legal standards over a number of years,” said Councillor Steve Farrer, Executive Member for Safer Communities. “We have taken a range of actions from the provision of considerable advice and coaching, to legal Hygiene Improvement Notices.
“Prosecution is always seen as a last resort, but unfortunately in this case it was brought due to the Council’s previous measures failing to secure any long term improvement in food hygiene and health and safety standards.
“The Council strives to ensure residents can expect the highest standards of food safety when eating out in the borough.”
The business has been given a Food Hygiene Rating of zero out of a possible five. The Council’s Environmental Health Officers are currently working closely with the business to ensure improved hygiene and safety standards are maintained.
