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City caterers fined £20,000 for filthy premises

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The owners of a Birmingham catering firm were ordered to pay £20,560 after both pleaded guilty to 10 offences under the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013, at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (12 November 2015). Mohammed Ali Shabir, 55, of Nansen Road, Saltley, and Nesar Ahmed, 46, of Burney Lane, Saltley, joint owners of […]

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Making sure food businesses are fit to eat in

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Cllr Barbara Dring, Chair of the council’s Licensing and Public Protection Committee, explains how Birmingham City Council is working to ensure food businesses are fit and safe to eat in. As part of my job, as Chair of the Licensing and Public Protection Committee, it’s my responsibility to ensure the city’s pubs, cafes and restaurants […]

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Popular city tapas bar ordered to pay more than £14,000

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A popular Birmingham restaurant has been ordered to pay more than £14,000 after admitting five offences under the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court today (September 17). Bar Estilo, on Wharfside Street, in The Mailbox, was fined £12,500 and ordered to pay £2,145 in costs, to be paid within 28 […]

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Convenience store ordered to pay £4,062

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A Birmingham trader was ordered to pay more than £4,000 for four offences under the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013, at Birmingham Magistrates Court yesterday (7 September 2015). Eklamur Rahman, 47, of Cartland Road, Birmingham, who owns Bangla Food Services, a convenience store based at 1 Walford Road, Birmingham, was fined £1,376 and […]

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Chinese café takes away a £1,000 fine for pest infestation

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A Birmingham cafe, which pleaded guilty of two offences under the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 was ordered to pay £1,976 at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (3 September 2015). SMT Village Café Ltd, which is based at 6 Ladywell Walk, Birmingham, and operates The Village Café at the same address, was ordered to […]

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Chip shop owners ordered to pay £4,540

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The owners of a city chippy, who pleaded guilty to seven offences under the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013, were both ordered to pay £2,270 each at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (12 August 2015). Arshad Zaman, 42, and Shafqat Zaman, 30, of Kingswood Road, Moseley, who run Quick Fry Chippy, at 153 Anderton […]

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Café fined £7,000 for displaying out of date food

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A popular Birmingham café has been fined £7,000 for seven offences under the Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (5 August 2015). Canalside Café Ltd, based in Worcester Bar, near Gas Street - which pleaded guilty to the offences at an earlier hearing (22 […]

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Clampdown on litter and waste to create cleaner streets

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Nearly 5,000 people and businesses were caught fly-tipping, dropping litter or failing to dispose of rubbish responsibly last year as a result of initiatives to make Birmingham’s streets cleaner. New figures, published in the Regulation and Enforcement Services Annual Report for 2014/15, show that Birmingham City Council’s environmental health officers received 8,909 complaints regarding waste. […]

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Video: Food safety and hygiene tips - parts 1 to 4

With another bank holiday weekend on the horizon, people looking to enjoy a family picnic, barbecue or a roast dinner are being reminded that food safety and hygiene is an essential ingredient for any meal.  Tony Di Duca, Senior Environmental Health Enforcement Officer with Birmingham City Council, and David Hurlestone, Executive Head Chef at the […]

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Internet café ordered to pay £720

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A Birmingham café owner, who pleaded guilty to two offences under the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013, was ordered to pay more than £700 at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (May 14). Ibrahim Abdi Mirreh, who runs Info Shop Sports and Social Café, at 141B Stratford Road, Sparkhill, was ordered to pay £220 fines - £110 for […]

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