Diar Ali
Food hygiene offences *
Sentence
6 month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months
Diar Ali, 48, of 10 Westland Close, Cardiff, was convicted of 23 food hygiene-related offences at Andalucia Kebab House in City Road, Cardiff, operated by Diolchus Ltd. Offences discovered during Shared Regulatory Service (SRS) visits starting May 26, 2021, included rodent droppings, raw meat contacting cooked food, raw chicken juice dripping onto naan bread area, incorrect refrigeration temperatures, lack of food safety management, unclean and disrepaired premises, glue traps for mice, improper hand washing, a mouse running under a drinks machine, staff preparing raw meat without apron, outdated documentation, no staff training, and food kept at wrong temperatures such as rice at room temperature. Despite some improvements and voluntary closure, further offences were found in subsequent visits through December 2021. The premises had a history of similar issues over ten years prior, leading to an E. coli outbreak hospitalising nine people. No evidence of harm from the recent offences. The business has since closed permanently.
Found guilty of 23 food hygiene-related offences. Ordered to pay £1,000 fine, £128 victim surcharge, £2,000 prosecution costs, 40 days rehabilitation activity. Prohibited from participating in the management of any food business. Previous convictions for similar offences taken into account.