Birmingham magistrates heard there had been incidents of mouse activity at the restaurant on occasions in the two weeks prior to the inspection, including one caught in a trap days before.<\/p>\n
But the court also heard two subsequent unannounced visits by inspectors had since resulted in the McDonald’s being awarded a five-star food hygiene rating \u2013 the highest possible.<\/p>\n
At a sentencing hearing on Wednesday, the court heard the franchisee had made major changes at Kingstanding and had employed a new manager to oversee it and another restaurant.<\/p>\n
The company pleaded guilty in April to one charge of breaching the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013.<\/p>\n
Henry Skudra, prosecuting, said: “A customer said they were ordering food and a small mouse was spotted running from the counter.<\/p>\n
“Employees were said to be unfazed and treated the incident as a regular occurrence.”<\/p>\n
He added “unsafe food” was being sold and there was “an imminent risk of injury to health”, leading to the restaurant’s closure under an emergency prohibition notice.<\/p>\n
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