Feb 1st, 2022
2 mins
Last year the Nation Food Crime Unit (NFCU) highlighted that an investigation was underway into unlawful processing in the red meat sector.
With support from the NFCU, the local authority continued to investigate identified regulatory offences. This succeeded in the case been brought to court where, on 8th October 2021, the defendant pleaded guilty to 39 food hygiene offences.
The sentencing hearing took place on 1st December 2021 at Swindon Crown Court, where the defendant received a 10-month prison sentence as well as a prohibition order preventing him from running any food businesses.
The Judge who oversaw the case said, “It was a litany of offending over a prolonged period causing public health risks with potential for fatal consequences” and it was an “intentional and flagrant breach of the law”.
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