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21/08/2002
Cafe owner fined over food safety breaches
A café owner has been fined after a being found guilty of a range of food safety offences at Belfast Magistrates Court yesterday.
Patrick Giffen, proprietor of The Pancake House, Haymarket Arcade, 84 Royal Avenue, Belfast, was fined a total of £1500 with £170 costs for 10 offences under The Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations (NI) 1995.
The prosecution was taken by Belfast City Council following a routine food hygiene inspection of the premises on February 1 2002. On inspection, the environmental health officer observed that the hygiene conditions in one of the preparation rooms in particular were "extremely unsatisfactory".
The court heard that the room was not adequately pest proofed and mouse droppings were evident. The structure of the room also found to be incapable of being effectively cleaned and both the structure and the equipment used were found to be in a dirty condition.
It was also found that there were inadequate facilities for hand and equipment washing, and foodstuffs were not protected from risk of contamination and adequate food safety procedures had not been identified and implemented.
The hygiene conditions in the premises have subsequently been improved to the council’s satisfaction.
(GMcG)
Patrick Giffen, proprietor of The Pancake House, Haymarket Arcade, 84 Royal Avenue, Belfast, was fined a total of £1500 with £170 costs for 10 offences under The Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations (NI) 1995.
The prosecution was taken by Belfast City Council following a routine food hygiene inspection of the premises on February 1 2002. On inspection, the environmental health officer observed that the hygiene conditions in one of the preparation rooms in particular were "extremely unsatisfactory".
The court heard that the room was not adequately pest proofed and mouse droppings were evident. The structure of the room also found to be incapable of being effectively cleaned and both the structure and the equipment used were found to be in a dirty condition.
It was also found that there were inadequate facilities for hand and equipment washing, and foodstuffs were not protected from risk of contamination and adequate food safety procedures had not been identified and implemented.
The hygiene conditions in the premises have subsequently been improved to the council’s satisfaction.
(GMcG)
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