Cheerio Cafe on A17 near Sleaford to pay £3k for breach of hygiene rules
A ROADSIDE cafe owner has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 in fines and costs after admitting 19 breaches of food hygiene regulations and three failures to comply with Hygiene Improvement Not- ices.
Dirty conditions and poor practices were found by Environmental Health Inspectors when they visited the Cheerio Cafe on the A17 at North Rauceby in March, and on subsequent occasions – culminating in a prosecution heard in the Lincoln Magistrates Court last week.
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The Cheerio Cafe off thr A17 near Sleaford in Lincolnshire. Picture: Google Street View
North Kesteven District Council brought the prosecution against business operator Mrs Lina De Sousa as part of its ongoing clampdown on businesses that fail to reach acceptable standards of food hygiene.
Because of an early guilty plea and her limited ability to pay, the penalties were reduced from £3,500 to £2,500, with £250 towards legal expenses and a £15 victim surcharge – totalling £2,765.
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The admitted charges included: staff not wearing suitable, clean over-clothing and not cleaning the dirty kitchen floor.
There was also a dirty meat slicer presenting a risk of contamination and poor pest-proofing to a rear food storage shed, where the roof was caving in.
Councillor Richard Wright, executive board member with responsibility for environmental heath said: "It is essential that the public has confidence in the quality of all food premises across the district.
"We give our traders continuous support and encouragement to help them improve their businesses and maintain standards.
"But at the same time our inspections are rigorous and we do not hesitate to take enforcement action where circumstances warrant it."
Councillor Wright added: "We are keen to promote the National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
"This scheme allows shoppers and diners to readily gauge hygiene standards and make informed decisions about where to buy and where to eat."
The Target contacted the business but no one was available to comment.
The hygiene rating for all 772 certified food premises can be found online at www.n-kesteven.gov.uk under food hygiene ratings.
Comments
by TheExaminer
Friday, November 16 2012, 6:46AM
“Oh dear!! I have eaten at the Cheerio Cafe...............Never again though!!”
by M_C_Donald
Thursday, November 15 2012, 1:08PM
“Phil
I bet your Grandma used to scrub the floor and the work surfaces, and that her pantry was clean and tidy unlike this cafe.”
by Roadscource
Thursday, November 15 2012, 12:43PM
“"When my grandparents had their farm (1930s -1950s) my Grandma would take the workers their meals out to the fields"
Are we using the term "workers" quite loosely here Phil?”
by FreedomSpeech
Wednesday, November 14 2012, 7:18PM
“"Maybe all this health and hygiene is why there are more reports of food poisoning etc these days."
Or maybe it's because the mechanisms for reporting and recording incidents are that much better?”
by lynnlincoln
Wednesday, November 14 2012, 4:57PM
“I bet no one leaves this Cafe feeling they've been ripped off either. I too, remember Phil when washing hands really didn't enter the equation, my grandma boiling up tatties for the pigs and me eating some of them, delicious.”
by Phil1W
Wednesday, November 14 2012, 1:18PM
“Oh, and as an after thought, I bet this is a place that you get a friendly face to greet you and a proper plate full of proper food! give me an old fashioned greasy spoon truck stop any day.”
by Phil1W
Wednesday, November 14 2012, 1:15PM
“As my Grandma always said "a little bit of muck never hurt no-one". When my grandparents had their farm (1930s -1950s) my Grandma would take the workers their meals out to the fields and there was nowhere to wash hands or the like.
Maybe all this health and hygiene is why there are more reports of food poisoning etc these days. Because no-one gets chance to naturally immunise against the germs.”