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Council cracks down on unsafe food businesses during September
- Two businesses faced action from Environmental Health following safety breaches
Reading Environmental Health helps restaurant reopen safety after rat infestation
- Reading restaurant closed by Environmental Health in August due to a severe rat infestation reported by the public
- Owners were fined £3,660 and required to resolve hygiene issues
- Successful work with officers led to the re-opening of the eatery in September with improved hygiene score
Hundreds of kilos of illegal meat seized by Reading Food Safety Officers
- Approximately 400kg of illegal meat was seized from two Reading food businesses in April
- Stock included 172 sheep heads and two large bags of smokies cutlets, illegal under UK law
- Costs of £6,000 ordered to be paid by the business owners
Butchers closed by the Council After Rats Contaminated Meat
- Butcher's shop closed by Council's Environmental Health team due to extensive rat activity
- Hygiene inspection revealed rat contamination on products for sale
- New ownership failed to register with Environmental Health; owners fined £3,020
