Chinese restaurant fined after outbreak

A Chinese restaurant in Driffield has been ordered to pay nearly £30,000 after the owners admitted a string of food hygiene offences following a Salmonella outbreak last year.

Proprietor of the Water Margin Chinese Restaurant in Market Place, Jun Yin Li was fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £14,000 after appearing at Beverley Magistrates' Court.

The proprietor pleaded guilty to six food safety offences following an investigation by environmental health officers in August 2007.

Between July 30 and August 5, 2007, there were a total of 16 confirmed cases of Salmonella Enteritidis PT8.

As a result of the investigation the proprietors voluntarily closed the premises from August 7 to August 11 to clean and disinfect the premises.

The restaurant has tightened up procedures and officers have said they will continue to re-visit the premises over the coming weeks to ensure high standards are maintained.