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

Last month, Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court heard that Southall-based Al Noor Ltd failed to notify port authorities in Suffolk about a shipment of spice mixes from Pakistan it received in May 2022. In the absence of a proper declaration, it did not undergo the necessary checks.

The court heard that Al Noor Ltd, in Johnson Street, had intentionally obstructed authorised officers carrying out compliance checks. The company and its director Ahmed Akhlaq, of Parlaunt Road, Slough, pleaded guilty to the unauthorised removal of goods, and failing to comply with an official notice.

Al Noor Ltd was ordered to pay a fine, victim surcharge, and costs totalling £9,424, while Mr Akhlaq was ordered to pay a total of £3,285, for the 2 offences, at the court hearing on 3 January.

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