Inside filthy fish and chip shop deemed 'health risk' and fined nearly £3k

19 September 2023 , 05:34

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Council officers have fined the takeaway after the horror discovery (Image: Boston Borough Council / SWNS)

Hygiene inspectors uncovered a grimy fish and chip shop with dirty kitchen tops, malfunctioning fridges, and meat stored at dangerous temperatures.

The Pisces takeaway in Boston, Lincs., along with its owner Yasin Nabi, have been slapped with a hefty fine of £2,972 for a series of offences following the disturbing findings. Health inspectors from Boston Borough Council were appalled to discover cookers caked with dirt and charred food. The inspection also revealed grubby work surfaces and squalid walls, ceilings, and floors.

Adding to the list of health hazards, inspectors found chicken and kebab meat being stored at unsafe temperatures, and fridges that failed to function on three separate occasions between July and October last year.

Chicken and kebab meat was found at unsafe temperatures (Boston Borough Council / SWNS)

Council officers discovered unhygienic conditions during their inspections last year (Boston Borough Council / SWNS)

The council said that Nabi, 39, had "not met basic standards of cleanliness and hygiene over the course of several months". He pleaded guilty to breaching the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 Act.

Councillor Callum Butler said: "The public have a right to expect safe food, and we as council work hard to safeguard Boston residents' health and wellbeing. This case reinforces the message that we will not hesitate to prosecute food businesses that show a disregard for the safety of their customers - food safety standards are there for a reason.

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Fridges were found to have failed to work properly on three separate occasions (Boston Borough Council / SWNS)

The shop owner was fined almost £3,000 (Boston Borough Council / SWNS)

"The prohibition order should serve as a warning to other food businesses that we will use every means at our disposal to keep our residents safe." Pisces Fish and Chips is now under new ownership.

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Adam Dutton