A Chinese restaurant has been fined £10,000 after six diners were hospitalised with salmonella food poisoning. A total of 46 people all suffered from food poisoning after eating at the restaurant, with ages of the victims ranging from an 80-year-old man to a 22-month-old baby.
Investigating Environmental Health Officers from the local council discovered the source of the outbreak was the use of raw eggs in tiramisu. They found the kitchen was dirty and the structure in poor repair. A sample taken from the fridge where tiramisu was stored confirmed the presence of salmonella bacteria. Officers also found several food items that had been prepared at least five days before, including tiramisu that had been prepared six days earlier.
They closed the restaurant after the inspection in August 2008. Before it reopened it was deep cleaned and food hygiene practices were also changed. The restaurant stopped using raw eggs as an ingredient of tiramisu.
The restaurant’s trading company, as well as the company director, admitted four charges under food safety and hygiene regulations at Wolverhampton magistrates court in February.
At Wolverhampton crown court in March, the company, which has since ceased trading, received a £10,000 fine and was ordered to pay £9,610 costs. The director was ordered to do 100 hours unpaid community service.
The court was told seven people affected by the outbreak had so far received compensation totalling £45,000 and 10 claims were outstanding.
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