Morrisons supermarket fined £750k for dirty bakery

Morrisons supermarket fined £750k for dirty bakery10 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJames McCarthyBBC WalesGoogleMorrisons was prosecuted after a routine inspection at its Cwmbran branchA dirty Morrisons bakery has left the supermarket with a £750,000 bill to pay. The family run chain was fined £737,000 - cut from £1.1 million because of an early plea - and costs of £11,221.38, as well as a £2,000 victim surcharge.It came after a routine inspection at its Cwmbran branch in August 2024 by Torfaen council environmental health officers uncovered multiple violations.Among these were poor cleanliness, dirty equipment, inadequate staff supervision and food safety management failures.Torfean CouncilCouncil officers found multiple hygiene breachesThey found 51 flaws in the store's food safety management, which bosses had known about for more than a month.The bakery was shut immediately for deep cleaning.Judge Sophie Toms told Newport Magistrates' Court on Thursday the case was not about a few rogue employees but that there were serious and systemic failures.Torfaen CouncilThey found 51 flaws in the store's food safety managementShe said Morrisons had risked customers' health and safety and perhaps put lives at risk.After the case, the council's public protection chief, Daniel Morelli, said: "The council will not hesitate to take formal action where the health and well-being of consumers is placed at risk."Morrisons said: "We were very disappointed in the condition of the bakery in August 2024."It fell far short of the standard our customers expect and that we should provide."This was a single local issue which was dealt with immediately by working closely with the council."The improvement made has been consistently maintained."More top storiesNurse who fraudulently earned £51k from NHS to pay back £278Woman and teen arrested for murder after two die in BMW and motorbike crashAttenborough superfan, 6,...