Council shuts ‘health risk’ pizza takeaway
A pizza takeaway shop in Sunderland has been ordered to close by the council after environmental health officers found evidence of a rodent infestation.
PizzaramaonTunstallTerrace has been ordered to close by Sunderland City Council after health officers found evidence of the infestation inside the premises.
Following a routine visit to thetakeawayshoponWednesday, July 7, officers found the premises to be in a very dirty condition, with open trays of rodenticidalbaitinfoodpreparation areas and evidence of a rodent infestation.
Health officers were satisfied
that there was ‘an imminent risk of injury to health’ due to the condition of the premises and a decision was madetoserveaHygieneEmergency
Prohibition Notice prohibitingtheuseofthepremises as a food business.
The council was granted a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition
Order by magistrates at South Tyneside Magistrates’ CourtonJuly13,andthepremisesmustnowremainclosedas a food business until officers are satisfied that these issues have been resolved.
Councillor Claire Rowntree, Deputy Leader of the council, said: "Food premises have a duty to protect the healthandwelfareoftheircustomers. As a service, we carry out regular inspections across the city as a matter of course and take legal action to ensure people are kept safe when we come across levels of food hygiene which are below acceptable levels.
"All businesses that work withfoodhavestricthandling, preparation and all-round hygiene standards that must be met as laid down in law to ensure the safety of the public."