Greggs is one of only two in the country to fail in food hygiene
A bakery chain at Birmingham International Airport failed a recent hygiene inspection (Image: Birmingham Mail)
A Birmingham Greggs was ordered to improve its hygiene after failing a recent inspection.
The bakery chain is the only Birmingham Airport business failing in hygiene at the time of writing.
On August 26, Greggs was awarded a score of 2 (improvement necessary) from food hygiene inspectors.
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Anything under a score of 3 (generally satisfactory) is considered a fail from the Food Standards Agency.
In a separate incident in March, a father was ‘fuming’ after he claims he found mould in his food from the airport bakery.
Earlier this year, BirminghamLive spoke to a customer who raised concerns about the hygiene from the bakery.
Imran Ahmed was ‘fuming’ after finding mould on his food at the Birmingham Airport Greggs (Image: Imran Ahmed)
In March, Imran Ahmed flew home from Sevilla and visited the airport Greggs after his flight.
Halfway through eating a cheese and onion pasty, Imran claims he discovered mould on his food which led to him receiving a refund and £10 Greggs voucher.
Speaking to BirminghamLive at the time, Imran said: “I’m not running back to Greggs anytime soon and I won’t visit any until I read they’ve improved food hygiene.
“I’ve been trying to get my head around how this happened, they say they make fresh food daily.
“You say that, but the mould tells me a different story. But I do enjoy Greggs, they’re nice and I wouldn’t want them to close down completely.
“They just need to improve their hygiene and the standards of food that they’re selling.”
A Greggs spokesperson said at the time: “We take all matters of food hygiene and safety extremely seriously.
“Our customer care team have been in contact with the customer and we are fully investigating this matter.”
The Birmingham Airport Greggs currently is one of only two UK locations failing food hygiene, the other Greggs is in Basingstoke.
A Greggs spokesperson said: “We take all matters of food hygiene extremely seriously and we have strict protocols in place across our estate.
“We are working closely with our team and have taken steps to resolve the issues flagged.”