Wolverhampton restaurant where health inspectors discovered cockroach infestation handed fine
A Wolverhampton restaurant and its directors have been fined after health inspectors discovered a cockroach infestation.
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Acting on a complaint, Wolverhampton Council's environmental health officers visited The Millions Kitchen, an African eatery on Showell Road near Oxley, in August of 2023.
Food preparation surfaces, equipment and food packaging were all found to be contaminated by contact with cockroaches during the inspection.
Directors Chris Onohwano Igomuaye and Sikiru Owolewa and their business each pleaded guilty to a breach of The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 during a hearing at Dudley Magistrates Court on February 7.
The firm was fined £4,000, ordered to pay costs of £5,554 and a victim surcharge of £1,600.
Igomuaye and Owolewa were meanwhile each fined £270, ordered to pay costs of £500 and a victim surcharge of £108.
Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal, cabinet member for resident services at Wolverhampton Council, said: “Cockroach infestations indicate a dreadful level of food hygiene which can cause significant illness.
“The business and directors were knowingly putting their customers at risk and I’m pleased that the court recognised the severity of the offences committed.
“The council works very hard to protect city residents and visitors from the sort of risks that were found in The Millions Kitchen and I hope other businesses take note of the fact that we take food hygiene very seriously in Wolverhampton.”
The Millions Kitchen received a 'Good' hygiene rating following a food safety inspection in September of 2023, scoring a four out of five.
