A Nottingham man has been fined £1,600 for selling out-of-date food and not labelling other items correctly at his shop in Forest Fields. Mohammed Sharif, aged 30, of Chadwick Road, sold the items at Iced Fire in Laurie Avenue between May and July last year, which included three ‘Sokolow’ Polish sausages - one seven days past its use-by date.
He appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday, June 6 where he pleaded guilty to two charges around the sale of the ready-to-eat sausages and three related to product information not provided in English. The items were discovered by officers from Nottingham City Council’s Environmental Heath team.
An item which is seven days past its use-by-date can be dangerous if a food-poisoning organism like Listeria was present. By that stage, it would have had time to grow to very high levels, according to the council. Businesses which sell food must provide basic information in English, including the product name, list and quantity of ingredients, anything which could trigger allergies, a use-by date and storage details, the country of origin and the name and address of the manufacturer or importer.
