Peninsula Chinese restaurant gets food hygiene fine
February 22, 2010 by Rob Powell
The Peninsula restaurant in Bugsby’s Way has been handed a fine of £13,500 by Woolwich Magistrates.
The hefty fine was issued last Monday after a number of food hygiene breaches were found in an unannounced inspection by Environmental Health officers at Greenwich Council.
During the inspection, officers found:
- Dirty equipment, walls, floor and ventilation ducting in the kitchen
- Food storage containers in a poor state of repair
- Failure to protect food from contamination in the refrigerator
- Inadequate procedures were put into place to control pests
- Mouse droppings were found in the storage areas
- General cleanliness of the premises was below standard
Peninsula restaurant, which is in the same building as the Express by Holiday Inn hotel, pleaded guilty to the offences and were charged £13,500 and ordered to pay the council’s costs of £6,800.
Councillor Maureen O’Mara, Greenwich Council’s Cabinet Member for neighbourhood services, said: “The Council will continue to carry out unannounced visits to food businesses and will take necessary action to safeguard customers’ health. It is essential that food businesses take all the appropriate steps to ensure general food hygiene standards are met”.
I was going to help arrange my bosses leaving bash here – perhaps not!!
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That’s bad news for me, I have been eating their Dim Sum every other week on a Friday – it tastes good but I shall think again about going back.
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OMG Im devastated. I was planning on goin there with family and friends , Ive been singing the restaurants praises ever since I first ate there . Theres no way I can go back there now, its not worth the risk! YUK
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*vomits*
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shows what a load of garbage this health and safety is, No one has had food poisoning and this places serves some of the best chinese food in south east london
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I was planning to visit there tomorrow – like others, i’ll give it a miss
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I cancelled a birthday party for 30 people for tomorrow.What a shame!
I will discourage my friends to go there.
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