City takeaway fined £12.5k and director banned from running a food business

Tuesday, 9 May 2023 15:53

A director of a Birmingham takeaway has been fined £12,500 and banned from running a food business after pleading guilty to six food hygiene and safety offences at Birmingham Magistrates Court.

Birmingham City Council brought the prosecution under the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 after Parathawala, based at 401 Alum Rock Road, Alum Rock, was closed three times in 12 months.

Sadek Seikh, 42, sole director of Parathawala Ltd, of Wright Road, Saltley, pleaded guilty to six offences on 4 May 2023 under these regulations for failing to ensure proper pest control procedures were in place and failing to keep the takeaway clean.

The business was ordered to pay a fine of £12,500 plus £1,058.50 in costs and a £190 victim surcharge.

The council made an application for Mr Seikh to be prohibited from running a food business, which the court supported – banning him from participating in the management of any food business.

These court orders remain in place until the subject of the order has made a successful application to the magistrates, advising why they should lift the ban and they then revoke the order.

Inspections by environmental health officers found breaches of legislation on three inspections. On the first two, in March 2022 and September 2022, rat droppings were found in food storage and preparation areas as a result of inadequate measures to control rat activity.

During the last unannounced inspection, on 14 March 2023, inspectors found live cockroaches in food storage and preparation areas.

On all three occasions the takeaway was temporarily shut down using emergency powers after officers deemed the conditions presented an imminent risk to consumers’ health.

The business has since been reinspected, after requesting a re-rating visit, and on 3 May 2023 was given a 3 rating for food hygiene and safety.

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