He was also found to have falsified a 5 star food hygiene rating, which had never been awarded
Raj Uddin Qureshi sold a chicken tikka masala that was described as ‘peanut and nut free’ to a Trading Standards Officer Qureshi pleaded guilty at York Magistrates Court on Friday to offences of selling food not of the substance demanded by the purchaser, and of placing on the market food which was unsafe and injurious to the health of a person with an allergy to peanutsAdvertisementThe restaurant was subsequently given a food hygiene rating of 1 from Richmondshire District Council.
NYCC’s executive member for Trading Standards, Derek Bastiman, said: “The potential harm that could have come about had this food been ordered and consumed by a person with an allergy to peanuts is very real."There have been deaths as a result of undeclared food allergens. It is vital that food businesses take responsibility for complying with their legal responsibilities to ensure consumers are protected and can rely on the descriptions and claims given to them.
"I call on all businesses to review their practices regarding food allergens. It is not acceptable to put lives at risk.”Qureshi was fined £500 for each of two food safety offences relating to the sale of the curry, £500 for each of two offences relating to the false food hygiene rating, and was ordered to pay a £50 victim surcharge and prosecution costs of £500 – a total of £2,550.
Since December 2014, restaurants have been required by law to provide information on 14 allergens to customers, either by verbally informing diners or by listing them on their menus.People with a peanut allergy can, in the worst case scenario, go into anaphylactic shock and die after ingesting just tiny amounts of the ingredient.
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