A TAKEAWAY owner has been ordered to pay just under £6,000 after dead mice were found near a food storage area.
Tariq Majid, trading as Lazeeza Takeaway in Longsight, pleaded guilty to the four food safety offences during a hearing at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Wednesday December 3.
He was ordered to pay £1,250 for each of the offences, along with £837 costs and a £15 victims of crime surcharge - a total of £5,852.
Following an inspection by a Manchester City Council officer in March, the takeaway was closed. It reopened three days later after the infestations had been dealt wit, work had taken place to stop rodents getting into the building and the premises were thoroughly cleaned.
Councillor Richard Cowell, Manchester City Council's Executive Member for the Environment, said: "Businesses owners like Majid who ignore their responsibilities and continue to trade with no regard for the health of their customers will be prosecuted, and the size of this fine reflects how seriously the courts take these offences."
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Shamas (22/12/2009 at 10:20)
nasar khan (22/12/2009 at 21:47)
Naz
sidra sidra (23/12/2009 at 11:14)
Shamas (23/12/2009 at 11:59)
Area of Longsight has nothing to do with internal hygiene and Public Health.
Shamas (23/12/2009 at 22:45)
sidra sidra (24/12/2009 at 02:22)
Shamas (24/12/2009 at 12:52)
The most common rodent borne disease to humans today is Weils disease or Leptospirosis. In random tests up to 50% of the population have been identified as carriers of this potentially fatal disease. It is spread by bacterium passed in the rat's urine, which is most commonly transmitted by contact with contiminated water, or moist undergrowth and/or soil. The excreted organism enters the human body through cuts and abrasions.
Other diseases of practical significane in this country are Salmonellosis caused through contaminated food and drink by rodents excreta or urine. Parasities carried and transmitted by rodents include ringworm, mites, nematodes, tapeworm, ticks, fleas.--Northampton Borough Council reviewed 03/02/2009.
HPS ( Hantavirus Pulmonary Sydrome ) is a deadly disease transmitted by infected rodents through Urine, Droppings or Saliva.
Staff and public should be protected at all times.
Shamas (29/12/2009 at 11:31)