Hucknall food business operator fined for food hygiene offences

An Ashfield resident and shop owner has been fined almost £13,000 for food hygiene offences.  

Ashfield District Council’s Environmental Health Officers made several unannounced visits to Hucknall Food and Wine, at 53 Nabbs Lane, between 21 May 2025 and 3 February 2026.

Mr Sayanthiran, the business operator at the time of the offences, pleaded guilty to 13 breaches of Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations when he appeared before magistrates at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 17 August 2026.  

The magistrates fined Mr Sayanthiran £923.00 each for 5 charges, totalling £4,615.00

Charge 1- Keeping food which was likely to support the growth of pathogenic micro-organisms or the formation of toxins in a food premises at a temperature above 8 °C, namely food items in the sandwich fridge on the 21 May 2025

Charge 3 – Failure to protect food at all stages of production, processing and distribution against any contamination likely to render food unfit for human consumption, injurious to health or contaminated, by storing raw food next to ready to eat foods on the 21 May 2025

Charge 8 – Failure to ensure that the layout, design, construction, siting and size of food premises are to permit good food hygiene practices, including protection against contamination and pests on 30 June 2025

Charge 11 - Keeping food which was likely to support the growth of pathogenic micro-organisms or the formation of toxins in a food premises at a temperature above 8 °C, namely food items in the sandwich fridge on the 3 February 2026, and

Charge 13 - Failure to ensure that the layout, design, construction, siting and size of food premises are to permit good food hygiene practices, including protection against contamination and pests on 3 February 2026

A victim surcharge was also ordered to be paid in the sum of £1,846 and the court awarded Ashfield District Council legal and enforcement costs of £6,324.41. Therefore, the total he was ordered to pay was £12,785.41.  

Mr Sayanthiran was also banned from running and/or managing any food business until such a time he can demonstrate he is fit to run a food business again, by way of application.

Cllr Vicki Heslop, Executive Lead Member for Strategic Housing and Climate Change, said

 “This is a fantastic example of the work that our Environmental Health team does, keeping the public safe and well. The team always try to work with businesses to ensure they are compliant with the law before resorting to enforcement. They are the hidden heroes making sure that Ashfield businesses are safe and hygienic.” 

Posted on 12 October 2026