Restaurant fined $86,000 for serving food on wooden boards
Gone are the days where seeing a meal brought out on a wooden board would’ve prompted a raised eyebrow, but while it might be accepted in fooderies around the world, this serving practice has seen one restaurant slugged with a hefty fine.
Ibrahim's Grill and Steakhouse in Birmingham, England, has been slapped with a whopping £50,000 ($86,000) for failing to comply with food safety requirements.
The restaurant was reportedly visited by health inspectors after a food poisoning incident, and they found the wooden serving boards were unable to be hygienically cleaned due to cracks in the surface where debris could accumulate.
"It is completely unacceptable for businesses to put the health of people eating at their restaurants at risk," said Mark Croxford, head of environmental health at Birmingham City Council.
"The owners were given sound advice which they chose to ignore. I am pleased magistrates supported our efforts with a large fine and hope advice we give on improving businesses to protect health will not be ignored in future."
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