London, Nov.7 ANI:
Health inspectors have shut down an Indian takeaway after a
customer found a live cockroach in their food.The Mogul Tandoori, in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, was infested with
insects, and Cotswold
District Council's Environmental Health Officers immediately shut it down on Sunday.The council's Public
Protection Team visited The Mogul on Monday.It found poor
hygiene standards as well as live and dead cockroaches.A Hygiene
Emergency Prohibition Order ensuring The Mogul remains shut has now been granted at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court."This is the worst cockroach infestation I have seen and was enough to result in a significant risk of contamination of food," said senior specialist environmental health officer Amanda Morgan Public protection manager Kate Bishop said: "The action taken by the officers to formally close the
business was not taken lightly, but it was necessary. Once the infestation is under control, the premises will be able to open again." ANI