Businessman is fined £1,200 for food safety breaches at Ye Olde Crowne pub in Lincoln
A businessman has been fined £1,200 plus £1,526 costs for persistent food safety failings at Ye Olde Crowne pub in Lincoln, despite repeated warnings.
Lincoln Magistrates' Court heard complaints of under-cooked food and contaminated salad sparked an investigation. No-one fell ill.
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Food hygiene failings at Ye Olde Crowne in Lincoln have resulted in a £1,200 fine.
City of Lincoln Council officials found dead flies in the cellar and flies feeding on toast in the kitchen during one visit.
Inspections revealed raw meat stored next to shellfish, out-of-date food, a filthy kitchen and poor hand washing facilities.
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And it emerged that Christopher Regan, 23, the food business operator responsible for food safety, had not undertaken food hygiene training.
He has since completed an online course but the council has raised concerns that he completed it in just under five hours, rather than the expected eight or nine hours.
Mr Regan, of Witham Wharf, Lincoln, admitted five counts of failing to comply with or contravening a food hygiene notice between March 30, 2012 and October 1, 2012.
The food safety rating of the premises after three inspections was zero.
The court heard part of the problem had been due to staff who managed the premises at the time, who have since left.
"Mr Regan recognises he's the business operator and the buck stops with him," said defence lawyer Jon Payne.
James Ellis, prosecuting for the council, told the court: "The council most recently inspected on February 4 at Mr Regan's request.
"There were signs of improvement. There was also evidence of further non-compliance with food safety legislation."
After the case, Mr Regan told the Echo: "I am now well on board with food safety and we have a new management team in place.
"We are moving forward and the public should be confident that they can eat safely at the premises.
"We are now looking at a five rating when we are re-rated."
Louise Harding, environmental health officer, said: "The safety of customers is of the utmost importance to us as a council.
"We have tried to work with Mr Regan to help him to comply with the law but unfortunately there was persistent non-compliance with food safety requirements.
"Where this happens the council will not hesitate to take legal proceedings to ensure the safety of the public."
7 Comments
by Sir_Chasm
Thursday, February 07 2013, 10:17AM
“Apologies, typo in the link: http://tinyurl.com/aqnkn4y”
by Sir_Chasm
Thursday, February 07 2013, 10:14AM
“"But of course that's just supposition, I have no proof."
No, you don't. I, however, do: http://tinyurl.com/b4qtjd5”
by VictorToo
Thursday, February 07 2013, 8:41AM
“@Sir_Chasm
It actually says he's a Business Manager, probably not the same thing as a Business Operator. Sounds more like he's been taken on to manage the kitchen by the guy who runs the place and ultimately employs everyone else. But of course that's just supposition, I have no proof.”
by VictorToo
Thursday, February 07 2013, 8:37AM
“My concern is that this isn't the first report of unhygienic kitchens in eating places in Lincoln. Is it that the inspectors are doing a poor job of enforcing standards, or do none of the people who run the restaurants care ?”
by Sir_Chasm
Wednesday, February 06 2013, 9:04PM
“"Surely the business owners should also be held responsible as they are the ones who put an untrained young bloke in charge of the kitchens hygiene."
The untrained young bloke in charge of the kitchen's hygiene IS one of the business' owners...”
by Phil1W
Wednesday, February 06 2013, 7:57PM
“Surely the business owners should also be held responsible as they are the ones who put an untrained young bloke in charge of the kitchens hygiene. I'll bet they did it to save money. I wonder if they will pay the fine and costs?
Also, why don't the council close these dirty kitchens down until they are sorted out? Also why don't food selling places have to display a very prominent certificate showing their hygiene ratings? If places like this have consistently dirty kitchens then let the public know about it and then they can make up their minds whether to risk eating there. I bet that would make the business owners think twice before trying to cut corners.”
by Bob_Major
Wednesday, February 06 2013, 7:11PM
“Two words...
Food monster?”