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Hull City Council seize food from market stall holder - 12/09/2012

Food seized by Hull City Council's Environmental Health Officers was ordered to be destroyed by Hull Magistrates Court on Friday 31 August 2012.

Environmental Health Officers noticed the unfamiliar market stall and investigated it.

Mama Mia Italian Foods Limited, from London, had planned to operate for three days from a market stall in the front of St Stephen's shopping centre. This business is not associated with the Mama Mia's takeaway that operates at Shannon Road in Hull.

Officers formally seized the food on Thursday 23 August, the first day the stall traded. Some of the products seized included ready to eat meats, pastries, pizzas, cut cheeses plus cheesecakes and similar dessert items.

Hull Magistrates Court ordered the condemnation and destruction of the food. The company selling the food appeared at the hearing but did not contest the proceedings.

Councillor John Hewitt, Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhood and Communities, said:

"This business failed to gain advice from the Environmental Health Officers and did not have basic food safety systems in place or suitable facilities. In order to protect the public the food was seized and has now been destroyed.

"The business was given the opportunity to make the necessary improvements and voluntarily surrender the food but after failing to do so formal action was needed to remove the food from the supply chain."

Environmental Health Officers determined that:

there was little or no temperature control in place to maintain the safety of food
there was no food safety management system in operation
there was no temperature monitoring equipment
there were no facilities for hand washing
there were no facilities for cleaning any food equipment, utensils or food surfaces
some foods were being stored on the floor
food was not adequately protected from contamination from the public
food was being incorrectly reheated
the food stall was filthy
the vehicles which the food had arrived in were filthy and were not temperature controlled

The manager for the stall, Mr Farhan Azam, was advised to make immediate arrangements for hand washing facilities to be provided, to arrange temperature controlled storage and suitable facilities for washing equipment but he failed to do so and as a result a number of food items were seized.

Mama Mia Italian Foods Limited has been advised to seek advice from their Home Authority in London before trading again.

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