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Fines totalling over £55,000 for Broad Street fast food outlet and its owner
10/08/2023
The owner of Spicy Kebabish Ltd pleaded guilty to six offences
A Banbury takeaway owner has pleaded guilty to a series of environmental and food hygiene offences. Spicy Kebabish Ltd, which is based on Broad Street, and its owner Adam Ahmed have been fined over £55,000.
Inspectors from Cherwell District Council found that waste was not being contained and disposed of correctly. The business was failing to train food handlers and protect against contamination. It also had inadequate drainage facilities.
The business and owner had been issued with community protection and hygiene improvement notices relating to waste disposal and implementing a food safety management system, but they didn’t engage and comply with these.
At a hearing at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Monday (August 7) Mr Ahmed pleaded guilty to six offences in his capacity as owner of the business, and to three further charges brought against him personally. The magistrate ordered the business to pay a total of £33,490 in fines, costs and a victim surcharge, and Mr Ahmed was personally ordered to pay a further £21,685.
Over £18,000 of Spicy Kebabish’s fine related to the businesses failure to safely store their waste on site, and failing to provide waste transfer notes confirming their waste had been legally disposed of by an authorised contractor.
The charges were filed in 2022 following a series of food hygiene inspections and revisits.
Councillor Phil Chapman, Portfolio Holder for Healthy and Safe Communities, said: “For many people, being able to go out for a meal or order from the large number of excellent food establishments we have across north Oxfordshire is a greatly anticipated treat. Local residents and visitors expect these venues to meet high standards for safety, cleanliness and hygiene, and the vast majority of them do.
“The officers within our regulatory services team at Cherwell District Council work tirelessly to ensure that these establishments are meeting their legal obligations and in this instance we encountered a situation where standards were not adhered to.”
The council routinely inspects local food outlets to check how hygienically the food is handled, the condition of the structure of the buildings and how the business manages and records what it does to make sure food is safe.
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam