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This Document Is Available in Larger Print Upon Request PLANNING & PUBLIC PROTECTION SERVICE GWASANAETH CYNLLUNIO A GWARCHOD Y CYHOEDD Chief Officer/Prif Swyddog Duncan Smith Your re/Eich cyf: Please contact/Cysyllter â Lewis Smith Our ref/Ein cyf: LJS/024038 Direct line/Llinell union: 01633 647259 Date/Dyddiad: 19 June 2015 Direct fax/Llinell ffacs: 01633 647328 Email/Ebost: [email protected] Mr Amran Shariff and Ms Sama Shariff Premier (Blaenavon Stores) 26 Broad Street Blaenavon NP4 9NE Dear Mr Shariff and Ms Shariff THE GENERAL FOOD REGULATIONS 2004 THE FOOD HYGIENE (WALES) REGULATIONS 2006 REGULATION (EC) No’s 178/2002 and 852/2004 FOOD HYGIENE RATING (WALES) ACT 2013 Premier (Blaenavon Stores), 26 Broad Street, Blaenavon I refer to my visit to the above premises at 11:00 on the 11 June 2015 and my interview with Cheryl Wall, Gail Bright and Omar Shariff. The purpose of my visit was to carry out a food hygiene inspection in order to assess compliance with the law. It became apparent very early into the inspection that the premises had and was experiencing a rodent problem with significant pest proofing required. As a result the premises voluntarily closed for pest proofing measures to be carried out – the premises was permitted to re-open on the 12 June 2015. I returned to the premises on the 17 June 2015 in order to complete the inspection. REASON FOR THE INSPECTION The Council has a legal duty to inspect food businesses in order to assess compliance with food hygiene legislation. This is to ensure that businesses are operating safely and within the law to protect their consumers from illness and injury. The principal food safety laws applicable to Premier (Blaenavon Stores) are: - The General Food Regulations 2004 The Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 Regulation (EC) No’s 178/2002 and 852/2004 Regulation (EC) 1169/2011 (The Food Information Regulations) THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE IN LARGER PRINT UPON REQUEST 1 You are welcome to correspond in Welsh or English / Mae croeso i chi ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg neu Saesneg Tŷ Blaen Torfaen ~Panteg Way~New Inn~Pontypool~ Torfaen~NP4 0LS. Tel: 01495 762200 ~Fax: 01633 647328 Tŷ Blaen Torfaen~Ffordd Panteg~New Inn~Pont-y-pŵl~Torfaen~NP4 0LS. Ffôn: 01495 762200 Ffacs: 01633 647328 www.torfaen.gov.uk M:\PPP\FHS\General\FOI requests\2016\0 rated FOI\Premier Blaenavon June 2015.doc29 March 201615:03 FOCUS OF INSPECTION AND STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT The attached ‘Food Hygiene Inspection Report’ sets out my inspection findings. Breaches of the law (Contravention) are set out under Schedule A and good practice measures to improve standards (Recommendation) are set out under Schedule B. This report may also provide with, or direct you to, additional sources of information or guidance which may assist you in remedying contraventions or implement any recommendations made. You should read the report carefully and promptly attend to any contraventions of the law identified. Schedule A has been divided into the following three sections: - Food hygiene and safety procedures, Structure of the establishment (including cleanliness, layout, condition of structure, lighting, ventilation, facilities etc.) and Confidence in management / control procedures (this is the term we give when we assess the documentation and record keeping the business has put in place to pro- actively plan and manage food safety). FOOD HYGIENE RATING The level of compliance outlined in Schedule A has been used to calculate the premises food hygiene rating. As a result of the inspection Premier (Blaenavon Stores) has been awarded a hygiene rating of 0 out of a possible 5 – this is considered to be Urgent Improvement Necessary and your rating will be published on the FSA’s website found at http://ratings.food.gov.uk/. If you disagree with the inspection findings which have led to the hygiene rating please contact me on 01633 647259. If, after discussions, you still disagree with the rating you have a right of appeal. Should you wish to exercise your right of appeal it must be made within 21 days from the date of receipt of this letter. Appeal application forms along with details of how to request a re-visit or to make a ‘right of reply’ can be found at http://ratings.food.gov.uk/ - paper copies will be provided on request. Please send your appeal or right to apply by email to [email protected] or to the address at the footer of this page. Please find enclosed your Food Hygiene Rating sticker(s) which, in accordance with Section 7 of the Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013, must be displayed in a conspicuous place at or near each entrance to your food business. Failure to display a valid food hygiene rating sticker is an offence which may result in a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) of £200 being issued. Repeated failures to display a valid food hygiene rating sticker or failure to pay a FPN may result in prosecution. To avoid confusion you must remove and dispose of any rating stickers and / or rating certificates that may have been issued to your business following previous inspections. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE IN LARGER PRINT UPON REQUEST 2 You are welcome to correspond in Welsh or English / Mae croeso i chi ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg neu Saesneg Tŷ Blaen Torfaen ~Panteg Way~New Inn~Pontypool~ Torfaen~NP4 0LS. Tel: 01495 762200 ~Fax: 01633 647328 Tŷ Blaen Torfaen~Ffordd Panteg~New Inn~Pont-y-pŵl~Torfaen~NP4 0LS. Ffôn: 01495 762200 Ffacs: 01633 647328 www.torfaen.gov.uk M:\PPP\FHS\General\FOI requests\2016\0 rated FOI\Premier Blaenavon June 2015.doc29 March 201615:03 If you have addressed all of the contraventions set out in the inspection report and can provide evidence of this, then you can apply for a re-visit for the purposes of re-rating. The charge for a re-rating visit is £150 which must be paid on application. Further information on how the food hygiene rating scheme operates and details on the safeguards for food businesses are set out in the enclosed information booklet entitled ‘Food hygiene is getting easier to spot in Wales’. I intend to revisit the premises on or after the 6 July 2015 in order to check that you have remedied the contraventions which are set out in the attached ‘Food Hygiene Inspection Report’. Failure to have complied or make sufficient progress to comply may result in further action – this is of course dependent on the seriousness / urgency of each contravention found. Please note that I will not be re-assessing your hygiene rating during the revisit. Should you wish to discuss my inspection findings please contact me on 01633 647259. Alternatively you can contact my Manager, Alison Hughes, on 01633 647258 or by e-mail to [email protected] Yours sincerely Lewis Smith SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER PLANNING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION SERVICE Enc THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE IN LARGER PRINT UPON REQUEST 3 You are welcome to correspond in Welsh or English / Mae croeso i chi ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg neu Saesneg Tŷ Blaen Torfaen ~Panteg Way~New Inn~Pontypool~ Torfaen~NP4 0LS. Tel: 01495 762200 ~Fax: 01633 647328 Tŷ Blaen Torfaen~Ffordd Panteg~New Inn~Pont-y-pŵl~Torfaen~NP4 0LS. Ffôn: 01495 762200 Ffacs: 01633 647328 www.torfaen.gov.uk M:\PPP\FHS\General\FOI requests\2016\0 rated FOI\Premier Blaenavon June 2015.doc29 March 201615:03 THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE IN LARGER PRINT UPON REQUEST 4 You are welcome to correspond in Welsh or English / Mae croeso i chi ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg neu Saesneg Tŷ Blaen Torfaen ~Panteg Way~New Inn~Pontypool~ Torfaen~NP4 0LS. Tel: 01495 762200 ~Fax: 01633 647328 Tŷ Blaen Torfaen~Ffordd Panteg~New Inn~Pont-y-pŵl~Torfaen~NP4 0LS. Ffôn: 01495 762200 Ffacs: 01633 647328 www.torfaen.gov.uk M:\PPP\FHS\General\FOI requests\2016\0 rated FOI\Premier Blaenavon June 2015.doc29 March 201615:03 PLANNING & PUBLIC PROTECTION SERVICE GWASANAETH CYNLLUNIO A GWARCHOD Y CYHOEDD Chief Officer/Prif Swyddog Duncan Smith FOOD HYGIENE INSPECTION REPORT Name of business: Premier (Blaenavon Stores) Address of business: 26 Broad Street, Blaenavon Date and time of inspection: 11 June 2015 at 11:00 Food Hygiene Rating: 0 (Urgent Improvement Necessary) Food Authority: Torfaen County Borough Council SCHEDULE A – LEGAL REQUIREMENTS You are required to address the following contraventions of food safety law before the highest food hygiene rating can be given: - FOOD HYGIENE AND SAFETY PROCEDURES Compliance Fair - Some non-compliance with statutory obligations and industry codes of Level recommended practice. Standards are being maintained or improved. [Risk Score = 10] 1. The temperature of high-risk foods such as cooked meats were not being taken when delivered to the premises. As a result you could not demonstrate that foods were delivered at safe and legal temperatures. You must introduce temperature monitoring to ensure that high-risk foods are at or below 8oC (or colder if specified on the label of the product e.g. – cooked ham 2-4oC). Temperatures should be taken between packets using a clean and disinfected probe thermometer (do not pierce the packaging as this will compromise the shelf life). Where the temperature of the food is found to be above 8oC (or above the temperature specified on the label) the food must be rejected. (The Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 – Regulation 30 as explained in Schedule 4, paragraph 2) 2. Salad items such as lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber where not being washed before being prepared for use in sandwiches on the deli counter. Salad items must be washed before use in order to remove any dirt, fertilizer or pesticides which may be present on the surface as well as reducing the number of bacteria which may also be present.
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