The operator of a Belfast butchers shop has been fined £2,500 in relation to food safety offences.
The prosecution was taken by Belfast City Council against Colin Blain of The Lane Butcher at Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, following complaints made in December 2021.
Belfast City Council Environmental Health officers found 91 turkey butterfly breasts that were beyond their use by date and an additional consignment of raw turkeys located on crates outside the premises.
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The business was also prosecuted for failing to ensure that the design and construction of the shop permitted good hygiene practices, particularly in relation to the provision of suitable temperature-controlled handling and storage conditions for food.
The business was given a score of 1 under the Food Hygiene rating scheme, meaning that major improvement was necessary.
Mr Blain was also ordered to pay £558 in additional costs, £150 in legal costs and court costs of £26.
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