The owner of an Aldershot store found to have mouldy food in his fridge has accepted a caution from Rushmoor Borough Council.

The caution was issued to the sole director of S & J Sweets and Savouries Ltd in Union Street, Aldershot, on Tuesday (20 August), and followed a routine food hygiene inspection on 23 July which discovered a number of failings.

The environmental health officer inspecting identified several food hygiene contraventions, including poor temperature control of foods, an absence of appropriate procedures to ensure food safety, and a lack of food safety training. The officer also found mouldy food containers stored above ready to eat sweets.

The foods at risk were immediately thrown away and the owner was given immediate instructions and support on how to bring the business back in line with food hygiene requirements, with his business rated a ‘1’ (major improvement necessary) in the national Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.

Further interventions have been made since to check on progress and to ensure the safety of food in the store.

The council regularly inspects more than 400 food business in Aldershot and Farnborough every year using the scheme, and each inspection results in a food hygiene rating from ‘zero – urgent improvement necessary’ to ‘5 – very good’, which the business can choose to display. The results are published on the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) website at: https://ratings.food.gov.uk/

Rushmoor Borough Council’s Cabinet member for Pride in Place/Neighbourhood Services, Councillor Christine Guinness, said: “The council’s role in ensuring the safety of food for our residents is an absolute priority, and I give my full support to our environmental health officers in addressing the risks in this case.

“We will always seek to support businesses in Aldershot and Farnborough, but I hope this case sends a clear message that where food businesses expose customers to risk, we will act swiftly and appropriately.”

The council’s environmental health officers carried out 60 food hygiene inspections in May and June, with 38 of those being awarded the maximum food hygiene rating of “5”.

They include:

Travelodge, Alexandra Road

McDonalds, North Close

DB Classical Dining Ltd, Edward Street

Queen Mary’s Nursery, Middle Hill

Harlow Hall, Ordnance Road

Gifty The Gift Factory, Union Yard

Seoul Sarang, Union Street

Alderwood Infant School, Belle Vue Road

Europa Food, High Street

Park Primary School, Gloucester Road

The Queen Hotel, High Street

Akshar News, Church Road

St Michael’s CE Infant School Breakfast Club, Park Road

Starbucks Coffee, Union Yard

Farnborough
Cherrywood Community Primary School, Mayfield Road

McDonalds, Farnborough Gate

The Ferns Primary Academy, Field Road

New Inn Public House, Hawley Road

Zero Hunger, North Camp Garrison Methodist Church

Cafe Deli, Queensmead

Cove Infants School, Fernhill Road

Costa Coffee, Meadow Gate Avenue

Sobe Burger, Lynchford Road

DB Classical Dining Ltd, Alexandra Road
Teamsport, Invincible Road

Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School, Cherry Tree Close

Farnborough Store, Farnborough Road

Little Waitrose at Shell Cody, Farnborough Road

Pinewood Park County Infant School, Pinewood Park

Manor Junior School, Fernhill Road

Domino’s Pizza, Chapel Lane

Alex Acheampong Foundation, Mayfield Road

Golden Kebab House, Queens Road

Gurkha Palace, Farnborough Road

The Monkey Puzzle, Ively Road