Inspectors found Pizza Plus Fried Chicken in Gillingham overrun with mice
Owner Kunaratnam Kunanatha, 36, admitted seven food safety offences
Included lack of cleaning, uncontrolled mice infestation and unfit food
Takeaway reopened a few months later but was closed after further checks
| Updated: 16:38 EST, 10 April 2015
The owner of a takeaway where pizza boxes were filled with mouse droppings and mouldy tomato puree was used as a topping has been fined nearly £15,000.
Council inspectors also found filthy food preparation areas at the mice-ridden Pizza Plus Fried Chicken business run by Kunaratnam Kunanatha, 36, in Gillingham.
Kunanathan, of Catford, London, admitted seven offences under food safety and hygiene regulations at Medway Magistrates’ Court.
They included a lack of cleaning, having an uncontrolled mice infestation and selling unfit food.
He also admitted two health and safety charges including a failure to maintain the electrical installation to prevent danger.
He was fined £14,500 and ordered to pay £2,793 in costs.
The court heard officers from Medway Council immediately closed the premises in Gillingham, Kent in January 2014 as they feared an immediate risk to public health.
The takeaway reopened several months later and further checks were carried out by the council to ensure the infestation was under control.
But it was closed down in May for good by the owner.
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