luxurious West End resort is being prosecuted for allegedly serving up an orange and chocolate flavoured dessert with out telling clients it contained nuts.
Bosses of the Strand Palace Lodge are accused of eight breaches of meals security and hygiene requirements over service of the orange dome-shaped orange mousse on chocolate salami base in its 2019 Christmas Afternoon Tea menu.
It’s mentioned the dessert – a part of the £29-per-head meal on the Haxells restaurant and bar – contained hazelnuts, pistachios, and almonds, however clients weren’t alerted to the elements.
Strand Palace Lodge and Eating places Ltd, which runs the four-star resort on The Strand reverse Somerset Home, is accused of breaches of the 2013 Meals Security and Hygiene rules in addition to European Union meals normal guidelines.
The prosecution, being introduced by Westminster Metropolis Council, was earlier than magistrates final week, when the resort requested for an adjournment to contemplate the proof.
“The case papers had been solely served yesterday and we require extra time to contemplate the main points and advise the defendant firm as to plea,” defence lawyer Laura Bradford instructed Westminster Magistrates Courtroom.
In response to the fees, the resort allegedly “positioned unsafe meals in the marketplace” with the sale of the dessert “which fashioned a part of the ‘Christmas Afternoon Tea Menu’ that contained tree nuts together with Hazelnuts, Pistachio and Almonds, which is taken into account to be injurious to well being due to the actual well being sensitivities of a particular class of shoppers”.
It’s mentioned they “failed to supply data typically obtainable to the patron” concerning the nut content material, placing these with allergic reactions in peril on December 17, 2019.
The resort can be accused of failing to adequately monitor the preparation of meals being offered on the restaurant and is alleged to have “failed to make sure that meals handlers are supervised and instructed and/or skilled in meals hygiene issues commensurate with their work exercise”.
Magistrates agreed to delay the listening to till March 30 when the resort homeowners are anticipated to enter pleas.
It faces 5 counts of contravening or failing to adjust to EU provision regarding meals security and hygiene, promoting meals not of the character substance or high quality demanded by the purchaser, and two costs of being a meals enterprise operator failing to checklist objects in related meals that might trigger allergy or intolerance.
