Tuesday 9 August 2022 04:16 PM Stomach-churning pictures of inside Chinese takeaway shut down for second time ... trends now
Stomach-churning pictures show inside a filthy Chinese takeaway that health inspectors shut down for the second time in four years, as the owner admitted 13 hygiene offences.
Revolting images show the filthy kitchen covered in rat droppings and pools of vermin urine while meat was left defrosting in a sink and dumped in dirty washing-up bowls.
Owner Wen Yi Cao, 50, of Grimsby, admitted 13 severe food hygiene offences when he appeared at Grimsby Magistrates' Court on July 15.
Council officials made the shocking discovery during a routine inspection of China House takeaway in Grimsby last November and temporarily closed it down, saying it posed an 'imminent risk'.
Pictures released on Facebook by North East Lincolnshire Council on July 19, taken inside the eatery on Pasture Street, also show dirty cooking utensils, stained tea towels and mouldy food containers.
Stomach-churning images of China House takeaway in Grimsby show the filthy kitchen covered in rat droppings and pools of vermin urine
Council officials temporarily closed down the takeaway last November after health inspectors deemed it an imminent risk to health of members of the public
Owner Wen Yi Cao, 50, of Grimsby, admitted 13 severe food hygiene offences when he appeared at Grimsby Magistrates' Court on July 15, including failing to train staff on food hygiene and failing to keep food at suitable temperatures
Lumps of raw chicken had been left to defrost in a sink while other meat was stuffed in grubby washing-up bowls.
Boxes of sauces and spices had been gnawed at by vermin and the kitchen surfaces were thick with grime, mould and food.
A chopping board was also being used to prepare raw and ready to eat food while cold food was left out due to the fridges being over-filled.
Health inspectors from North East Lincolnshire Council closed the takeaway ruling it posed an 'imminent risk' to public health.
Following the case, people took to social media to express their disgust when health inspectors shared the photos on
