March – ‘Filthy’ bakery ordered shut found open a day later
A bakery, which was ordered to close over food hygiene concerns – including “filthy” work surfaces and a “mouldy growth” – was found open for business the following day.
Environmental health officers (EHOs) closed Cairns Oatcakes for a second time in a week, on Wednesday March 22. All food prepared at the Milton, Stoke-on-Trent bakery was destroyed, the city council said.
The court order was issued after EHOs were “extremely concerned” about the conditions in Cairns Oatcakes, following a routine inspection on March 17.
Speaking in North Staffordshire Justice Centre, The Sentinel reported that EHO Nikki Jadczak said: “There was filth on the work surfaces. The floor covering was dirty all around the edges. There were oatcakes littering the filthy floor.
“Where the customers could see, there was dirt under the work counter. In the rear preparation room, there was no drainage and the water dropped straight onto my feet.”
A judge passed a hygiene emergency prohibition order, stating that there was a risk of “food poisoning, injury or even death” at the business.