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| Birmingham restaurant fined £50,000 over wooden serving boards | Birmingham restaurant fined £50,000 over wooden serving boards |
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| A restaurant has been fined £50,000 by magistrates for serving food on "unhygienic" wooden boards. | |
| Birmingham City Council says the wooden plates, used by Ibrahim's Grill and Steak House in Acocks Green, pose a risk of food poisoning. | Birmingham City Council says the wooden plates, used by Ibrahim's Grill and Steak House in Acocks Green, pose a risk of food poisoning. |
| Inspectors visited the restaurant in October 2016 and had a number of concerns about cleanliness. | Inspectors visited the restaurant in October 2016 and had a number of concerns about cleanliness. |
| And though improvements were made, on a return visit two months later, they found the boards were still in use. | And though improvements were made, on a return visit two months later, they found the boards were still in use. |
| At Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday, the restaurant admitted that by continuing to use the wooden plates it had failed to comply with a hygiene improvement notice. | At Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday, the restaurant admitted that by continuing to use the wooden plates it had failed to comply with a hygiene improvement notice. |
| Inspectors were first called to the restaurant on Warwick Road after an alleged food poisoning outbreak that affected a party of 14. | Inspectors were first called to the restaurant on Warwick Road after an alleged food poisoning outbreak that affected a party of 14. |
| The council said inspectors found a number of issues of concern, including a reliance on the use of disposable gloves rather than hand washing. | The council said inspectors found a number of issues of concern, including a reliance on the use of disposable gloves rather than hand washing. |
| It also said the cleaning of the premises was poor and sanitising chemicals were not being used in line with manufacturer instructions. | It also said the cleaning of the premises was poor and sanitising chemicals were not being used in line with manufacturer instructions. |
| The council says the boards used to serve the food were "incapable" of being cleaned. | The council says the boards used to serve the food were "incapable" of being cleaned. |
| As well as the fine, the restaurant must pay £670 costs and £120 victim surcharge. | As well as the fine, the restaurant must pay £670 costs and £120 victim surcharge. |
| Mark Croxford, head of environmental health at the council, said "It is completely unacceptable for businesses to put the health of people eating at their restaurants at risk." | Mark Croxford, head of environmental health at the council, said "It is completely unacceptable for businesses to put the health of people eating at their restaurants at risk." |
| When contacted by the BBC, the restaurant said it did not wish to comment at this stage. | When contacted by the BBC, the restaurant said it did not wish to comment at this stage. |