Hull City Council has prosecuted a Chinese takeaway for two food hygiene offences. Environmental Health Officers inspected Chamberlain Chinese Takeaway, 18 Chamberlain Road and found that the owner, Mr Kwok Hang Lau, had failed to put in place and implement a documented Food Safety Management System.
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A food safety management system covers the whole operation of a food business including cleaning, personal hygiene and the correct storage and production of food.
Subsequently Mr Lau was served with a Hygiene Improvement Notice to secure compliance with this requirement and ensure that food safety is maintained at the premises.
A further visit to the premises at the expiry of the Notice found that there was still no Food Safety Management System at the premises.
Mr Kwok Hang Lau, owner of Chamberlain Chinese Takeaway, 18 Chamberlain Road, pleaded guilty in Hull and Holderness Magistrates Court to two food hygiene offences on Friday 15 February.
Mr Lau was fined £100 for the first offence of Failing to Implement and Maintain a Food Safety Management System and fined £200 in respect of the second offence of Failing to Comply with a Hygiene Improvement Notice. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £15 and costs of £944 to Hull City Council.
Councillor John Hewitt, Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods and Communities, said:
“After the inspection the Food Hygiene Rating for this shop was zero out of five – Urgent Improvement Necessary. I urge all food businesses to follow the advice of Environmental Health Officers so that food safety is maintained at all times.”
Trevor Todd, Assistant Head of Service for Public Protection, said:
“A Documented Food Safety Management System is fundamental to the safe operation of a food business. Environmental Health Officers work with food business operators to ensure the safe production of food but when advice is not acted upon they have no alternative to resort to formal action.”
