A take-away restaurant in south Belfast was fined £2,500 for food hygiene offences after council officers discovered an active mouse infestation last year.
Belfast City Council took the case against the Kanto Asian Fusion take-away on the Stranmillis Road after a complaint of waste building up outside the premises on March 23, 2023.
Agreeing to close voluntarily, the business re-opened on March 27 last year with officers satisfied that sufficient measures had been taken to remove the imminent risk to public health.
A food hygiene rating of 1 was issued as a result of the re-opening inspection, taking into account the reasons for the voluntary closure.
Following a further inspection where hygiene standards were found to be satisfactory, a food hygiene rating of 4 was issued.
Kanto Asian Fusion Ltd was ordered to pay £150 in legal costs as well as court costs of £34.
Further information about the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is available at www.belfastcity.gov.uk/food
