'As always high standards of food safety in our local businesses is a key priority for Environmental Health and firm action will be taken to remove any unsafe food from businesses in order to reduce the risks and protect the health of our residents across district.'Ī week later, on officials from Manchester City Council attended Pronto Pizza in Kingsway, Manchester to conduct a food safety inspection. 'Whilst these inspections and any revisits or further action are carried out we are unable to share any information on individual cases, however once complete we would be in a position to release our findings. In April 2021, Tesco was fined a record £7.56million after admitting 22 breaches of the Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations by selling out of date food. If this does not succeed then it is possible that a firm could be sent forward for prosecution.Īccording to the Sentencing Council, food safety and hygiene breaches can be tried either at Magistrates' Court where the maximum fine was capped at £5,000 per offence until 2015, when the law was amended. Last month, a report by the Food Standards Agency found one in five UK takeaways failed basic food handling an cleanliness checks.Įnvironmental Health Officers have told MailOnline that they work with business owners to bring up their facilities to the required standard. In Scotland, there is a different rating system where businesses either pass or need improvement.īusinesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are scored out of five and firms must be marked at least a three to pass muster. Across Britain, people are at risk of contracting food poisoning because of poor hygiene standards in takeaways, sandwich bars, pubs and restaurants.Īccording to data released by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) there are currently more than 800 establishments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with a food rating of zero.
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