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Hygiene levels were so poor at Spicy China in Westerhope that it was dropped by the delivery firm Just Eat.

Chopping boards were stored behind sinks, and raw meat was stored in containers with no labels. Fridge door seals were dirty, storage beneath units was chaotic and shelves were lined with cardboard.

Dangerously stored food presented a risk of cross contamination and ingredients which contained allergens were stored next to other ingredients. Pipework, floors, and staff clothing were grubby while one wore a woolly jumper while cooking. A hair was found on food containers and a vent was missing from a ventilation canopy.

Environmental health officers who visited the premises on Redburn Road, over several years found food storage and handling below legal levels. Newcastle magistrates heard that things came to a head when standards were found to have deteriorated during a routine inspection in September 2023.

The business owned by Wong & Wong Ltd was ran by company directors, husband and wife Mr Chi Kong Wong and Mrs Kwan Yuk Wong of Carlisle Way, Holystone, North Tyneside.

They did not have in place, implement, and maintain a permanent procedure or procedures based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, and both pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations 2013.

Each was fined £1,200 (reduced to £900 for guilty pleas) ordered to pay £320 in a victim surcharge, £871 costs and £85 legal costs making a total of £2,176 each.

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