A takeaway in Totteridge and a public house in Piddington have been prosecuted after repeatedly ignoring the warnings of food inspectors.
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The owners of Salam’s on Arnison Avenue, Totteridge and the owner of the Dashwood Arms in Piddington were successfully prosecuted by Wycombe District Council under the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006.
In both cases the owners of the businesses had failed to take adequate action to address the issues raised at previous food safety inspections and ignored Hygiene Improvement Notices legally requiring them to take action.
Salam’s:
During an inspection of Salam’s on 24 July 2012 Environmental Health Officers found that the premises was dirty, food equipment was dirty, preparation areas were in a poor state of repair, there were inadequate facilities at wash hand basins, staff were wearing dirty clothing and the premises had no safe procedures in place. The owners had been told to rectify these issues during previous inspections in 2011 and 2012.
The owners, Mr Waseem Salam and Mr Abdul Salam, pleaded guilty to seven food safety offences on 17 July 2013 at Uxbridge Magistrate’s Court.
The Court ordered them to pay a £2,800 fine and £4,460.07 towards the Council’s costs. Each defendant had to pay a victim surcharge of £20.
Dashwood Arms:
On 3 August 2012 Environmental Health Officers inspected the Dashwood Arms and found that the kitchen was in a poor state of repair, food equipment was dirty, staff did not have any food hygiene training and there were risks of contamination of food.
The procedures in place were inadequate and included records being made up for the days ahead. These matters had been raised with the business owner Mr Wayne Mitchell at three previous food inspections in April 2011, November 2011 and March 2012.
Mr Mitchell pleaded guilty to five food safety offences on 18th July 2013 at High Wycombe Magistrate’s Court. After hearing about Mr Mitchell’s personal and financial problems the Court imposed a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered him to pay £1000 towards the Council’s costs.
Cllr Jean Teesdale, Cabinet Member for Environment at Wycombe District Council said: “Members of the public should be able to consume food from any outlet – whether that be a takeaway, pub, café or a restaurant – with the confidence that it is prepared using the highest of food hygiene practices which are continuously and effectively monitored.
“That’s why we take action to protect the public when food hygiene laws are flouted.”
All food premises registered with Wycombe District Council are regulated in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice issued by the Food Standards Agency. The Council also operates the National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme where customers can check on the hygiene standards at any food premises via the Rating Scheme website.
The Dashwood Arms currently has a rating of 2 which means ‘Improvement Necessary’ and Salam’s a rating of 1 which means ‘Major Improvement Necessary’.
