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26 Jun 2025

Mice infestations at food businesses

The owners of 2 food businesses infested with mice have been fined thousands of pounds after appearing in court. Ealing Council’s food safety team …

19 Jun 2025

Off-licence prosecuted for illegal cigarettes

A stash of illegal cigarettes has landed a Greenford off-licence and its owners in court. Following an inspection by Ealing Council officers thousands of …

16 Apr 2025

Fake designer goods land company in real trouble

The director of a Southall company has been handed a suspended prison sentence after being caught with 18 tonnes of fake luxury goods worth …

11 Mar 2025

Sandwich supplier fined for serious hygiene failures

A Southall food supplier linked to a national product recall has been ordered to pay almost £47,000 after it was found to have broken …

6 Mar 2025

Pest-ridden dim sum firm hit with big fine

A large food company in Park Royal received a fine of more than £113,000 for serious failures in food and hygiene safety – including …

18 Feb 2025

Company sold clothes donations for profit

A company, and its management, was ordered to pay out more than £14,000 after setting up textile donation banks illegally – and then selling …

10 Feb 2025

Spice supplier fined for shirking safety checks

A food importer and distributor has been fined after failing to ensure essential safety checks on potentially toxic foods it brought into the country. …

21 Jan 2025

Court action for protester caught breaching safe zone

A protestor from Wales has been ordered to pay more than £7,500 after breaching a designated safe zone outside a reproductive health clinic in …

27 Sep 2024

Inside scoop on illegal ice cream trading

An ice cream van owner has been banned from trading in the borough until he can prove he has legal permission. Muhammed Idrees Mian, …

13 Jun 2024

Second prosecution for rogue Park Royal shisha lounge

A shisha lounge has been prosecuted for a second time as part of an ongoing Ealing Council crackdown on shisha venues that break the …

23 May 2024

Ignoring smoking laws lands lounge in court

The owners and director of a shisha lounge have been ordered by a court to pay thousands of pounds after persistently flouting the law. …

19 Mar 2024

Big fines for filthy Southall cash and carry

The owners and manager of a Southall cash and carry have been issued fines totalling more than £27,000 after persistently ignoring demands to improve …

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