Birmingham supermarket boss admits six food hygiene failings in court
Six breaches of food safety and hygiene regulations at Sonali Supermarket were admitted.
A Birmingham supermarket boss has admitted failing to stop rodents infesting his business and protecting food from contamination.
Mohammed Shafique Uddin, director of Sonali Supermarket in Lozells Road, pleaded guilty to six charges against the company related to breaches of the Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations 2013 act.
At a Birmingham Magistrates Court hearing on Thursday, August 27, Uddin also admitted six similar charges laid against him as the director.
Lawyers representing Uddin requested an adjournment for sentencing so they can gather vital documents including company accounts and this was granted by the bench.
The first charge regards a failure to keep the food premises clean and maintained in good repair and condition.
The second charge brought against the company related to a failure to protect food against contamination where products and packaging were exposed to contamination from rodent activity.
A third offence said the company failed to implement adequate procedures to control pests and this resulted in extensive evidence of a rodent infestation throughout the premises.
For the fourth charge, the company was accused of failing to maintain the premises in a condition preventing access by pests.
This included gaps to external doors, defective structural openings, missing ceiling tiles and an open drain.
The fifth charge said the company had failed to put in place, implement and maintain a permanent procedure based on the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point principles, which are designed to ensure food safety.
And the final offence said the company had ‘failed to notify the appropriate competent authority of each establishment under your control that carries out any of the stages of production, processing and distribution of food’.
Magistrates adjourned the case for sentencing and this will take place on Thursday, September 24.