Personal injury solicitors Oldham have
praised the good work of Oldham Council's Environmental Health officers in
protecting the safety of the public.
The no win no fee solicitors Oldham at
Clearwater Solicitors will collaborate with the local authority's Environmental
Health team when dealing with personal injury claims relating to food
poisoning, so they can gather evidence and give claimants the best possible
chance of winning their cases.
On May 16th, an investigation by
the council's Environmental Health officers revealed that in the Taj Palace
Restaurant on Kings Street in Oldham had an uncontrolled mouse infestation and
poor cleaning standards. Despite the fact that problems had been brought to the
attention of Mohammed Saleem, the restaurant's owner, there was no food safety
management system in the establishment.
On October 9th, Mr Saleem was
fined £8,000 with costs of £2,525 and a £200 victim charge in a hearing at
Oldham Magistrates Court. This was not the first time he had been to this court
- he had previously pleaded guilty to four breaches of the Food Hygiene Act
(England) Regulations 2006.
Personal injury solicitors Oldham are
pleased to have a role to play in driving up food hygiene standards within the
town, but the work of the Environmental Health team is particularly important.
Mr Saleem had previously been warned about the need for improvements in July
2012, and these improvements had been undertaken with the supervision of
specialists from the council, but the May 2013 inspection revealed that
standards had fallen again.
Cabinet Member for Cooperatives and
Neighbourhoods Councillor Jean Stretton said she was disappointed that a
prominent company within the town centre had put people in danger of food
poisoning due to unhygienic, dirty conditions.
Maintaining good standards of cleanliness
is vital in all businesses and is especially important in the food preparation
industry. While most of the food poisoning cases seen by no win no fee
solicitors Oldham involve claimants that make a full recovery, people can
easily develop diseases with lifelong or fatal complications after eating
contaminated food. Tragically, these illnesses and injuries can be completely
avoidable.
