The takeaway so filthy the mice were eating the grease
07.11.2023 - 07:55
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A former takeaway owner has been fined more than £2,000 after mouse droppings were found throughout his restaurant. Syed Sadek Ahmed, 52, the former owner of Nandini Restaurant on Manchester Road, Oldham appeared at Tameside Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to seven food safety and hygiene offences.
Ahmed, of Cheviot Avenue, Oldham was taken to court after food hygiene inspectors found his takeaway covered in mouse droppings during two inspections on July 26 and August 22 last year. Prosecutor Sumayya Rawat told the court an environmental health officer from Oldham council first visited Nandini Restaurant on July 26.
The officer introduced herself to the staff and immediately went into the kitchen to wash her hands, but discovered there was no soap or drying facilities. It was then that she noticed mouse droppings throughout the kitchen - including on shelves, floors, next to food and on and food preparation equipment.
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Droppings were found in a container in which a probe thermometer was used to check the temperature of food was kept. The officer also discovered a hole in the wall through which pests could enter.
The inspector noticed the floor, the plate warmer and storage units in the restaurant were ‘dirty’, and that the floor was damaged in areas and could not be cleaned properly. The ceiling was also found to be damaged, as was the seal of the fridge.
The officer noted shelving was covered with cardboard meaning it could not be cleaned and could harbour bacteria. Chopping boards were