On the 12 July at Truro Magistrates Court, Mrs Shirley Ann Lesley Noyce, formerly the food business operator at the Penlan Eating House, Fourwinds, Bodmin was found guilty of three out of four charges brought by the Council in relation to poor food hygiene standards found by officers of Cornwall Council’s Public Health and Protection team during a routine inspection of the premises in September 2011 (Photos on Flickr).
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The breaches of food safety law were further aggravated by the discovery of an active rat infestation on site.
The court fined Mrs. Noyce £700 in total for the three offences and also required her to contribute £2000 towards the Council’s costs. The magistrates also pointed out to Mrs Noyce that if she had pleaded guilty to the offences at an early stage she would only have been fined £450.
The mitigation advanced on behalf of Mrs Noyce was on the basis that she had worked in the catering trade for most of her working life and had always had good working relationships with local Environmental Health staff and maintained good standards of food safety. It was also pointed out that in this instance Mrs Noyce had co-operated fully with council officers during the course of their investigation, and had done all that had been asked of her to resolve the situation.
Mrs Noyce is no longer involved with the Penlan Eating House.
Lance Kennedy, Cornwall Council’s portfolio holder for public protection and community safety said: “We do try to work with businesses, but we will not hesitate to take formal action through the courts if necessary to protect the health of members of the public.”
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