A businessman behind a convenience shop and popular Indian restaurant has been ordered to pay thousands after selling mouldy and out-of-date food. Ram Singh, who lives at the premises of the highly-rated Ogmore Vale Bar & Restaurant in High Street in the village, also runs the One Stop Shop a few doors down with the help of his wife. Earlier this year the store changed from a Londis to a One Stop Shop.
In a court appearance this month Singh admitted that he committed five criminal offences when the site was a Londis. The offences all took place at the shop on the same day – July 2 last year. Singh:
sold Natural Choice grated mature cheddar with a ‘best before’ of June 20, 2021, which had visible signs of mould and "was not of the quality demanded by the purchaser";
- placed on the market a ‘premium black pudding’ which was unsafe after passing its ‘use by’ date of June 4, 2021;
- placed on the market a packet of ‘traditional cooked ham’ which was unsafe after passing its ‘use by’ date of June 30, 2021;
- placed on the market a two-litre container of Muller semi-skimmed milk which was unsafe after passing its ‘use by’ date of June 25, 2021, and;
- placed on the market two two-litre containers of Freshways full-fat milk which were unsafe after passing their ‘use by’ dates of June 29, 2021.
