The owner of a Chinese restaurant has been prosecuted for nine counts of food hygiene breaches. Mr Han Kwan Chua, the owner of The Imperial Chinese Buffet, Great Oaks House, Great Oaks, Basildon, pleaded guilty to nine charges of food hygiene breaches at a hearing at Basildon Magistrate’s Court (Photos on Flickr).
A company director found breaching food hygiene regulations was ordered to pay more than £8000 following an investigation by Ealing Council.
During national Food Safety Week, The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is reminding everyone to practice good kitchen hygiene to reduce their risk of becoming unwell. Research from the agency reveals that there are an estimated 1.7 million cases of foodborne illness in England and Wales each year* – an average of 33,160 cases each week.
A sandwich manufacturer has been ordered to pay more than £17,000 after failing to maintain food hygiene standards.
The Food Standards Agency has brought a successful prosecution against an Essex slaughterhouse for deliveries of over-temperature meat. A judge found Elmkirk Limited guilty on all eight charges under the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations, fined the company £12,000 and ordered it to pay prosecution costs of nearly £26,000.
A Letchworth hotel was ordered to pay over £12000 by Hertford Magistrates Court last week after pleading guilty to two charges of poor food hygiene practice. The court heard that the Letchworth Hall Hotel had served food at a wedding in September last year which led to multiple cases of food poisoning.
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