Two shops caught selling 'unsafe' food to pay £14k for revolting crimes
Two Barnsley shop owners have had to pay out more than £14,000 after they were found to have sold unsafe foods.
TSN Foods Ltd, which operates the Darfield Super Store, and Lastorders Food and Wine Ltd, owners of Premier – Last Orders in Wombwell, faced the charges under the Food Safety Act 1990 and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013. They were both brought before Barnsley Magistrates Court last week.
During the hearing, TSN Foods Ltd admitted seven offences dating back to December 2023. This included failing to comply with improvement notices related to proper labelling of pre-packed food, including essential information about the business and nutritional details; selling unsafe food items with incorrect labels that concealed allergenic ingredients; and neglecting to notify authorities about their operations as a food establishment.
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Lastorders Food and Wine Ltd admitted to two offences which took place this year. This included not providing mandatory food information in English on the labels of pre-packed food, and selling unsafe food items that concealed allergenic ingredients.
TSN Foods Ltd were fined £10,933.34. Lastorders Food and Wine Ltd was fined £3,931.96.
Councillor Wendy Cain, cabinet spokesperson for public health and communities at Barnsley Council, said: “In Barnsley, we’re committed to keeping our communities safe, working hard to make sure residents can feel confident the products they are buying meet legal standards.
“We work closely with traders to make this possible, providing information to help them understand their responsibilities and issuing warnings where they can correct errors. These prosecutions highlight how we take our responsibility to protect our communities seriously, taking action to stop potentially dangerous products from remaining on our shelves.”
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