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Newport restaurant fined for serious food hygiene offences

Posted on Thursday 27th April 2017

An Indian restaurant and takeaway in the city has been fined over £32,000 for serious food hygiene offences.

Doleshshori Ltd and its Director Mr D Miah operated the New Delhi at 131 Caerleon Road, Newport.

On April 24, 2017 they pleaded guilty at Cwmbran Magistrates Court to a total of 10 offences under the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 and two offences for failing to display a valid food hygiene rating sticker under the Food Hygiene Rating Act 2013.

Following complaints from members of the public, Newport City Council’s environmental health team carried out an unannounced visit to the business in September 2016. They found an established and widespread rodent infestation with mice droppings found inside food containers, inside fridges, inside a plate/poppadum warmer and on table linen.

Cleaning and disinfection across the food business was poor and the premises was in a poor state of maintenance and repair.

The business was also incorrectly and misleadingly displaying a historic food hygiene rating sticker of four (good) issued in 2014 when in it had received a lower and more recent rating of three (satisfactory) in June 2016.

Recognising the significant risks to public health, environmental health served an emergency prohibition notice that immediately closed the premises. This notice was subsequently converted to a formal court order on Thursday 19 September at Newport Magistrates Court.

The business was allocated a zero food hygiene rating meaning major improvement was necessary.

The business was permitted to re-open on Friday 30 September 2016 following substantial cleaning and maintenance.

A subsequent visit in December 2016 revealed some improvement to the premises but further works were still needed. Hand contact surfaces such as switches were dirty, food contact surfaces were dirty, utensils needed further cleaning, food containers were found in a dirty condition and further signs of rodent activity were found.

In deciding on the fines, the Magistrates were clear that they had taken into consideration the serious nature and number of offences at the business and that they attribute the utmost importance to protecting the public health.

Mr D Miah was fined £11,570 and Doleshshori Ltd fined £21,760. Full costs incurred through the investigation of £1,900 were allocated to Newport City Council.

New Delhi no longer trades at 131 Caerleon Road, Newport. The business trading there now, Raj of India, has a rating of five – very good.

For further information on the hygiene and cleanliness of food premises in the Newport area, visit http://ratings.food.gov.uk/

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