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A Cheshire pub and its manager have been fined for watering down alcoholic drinks
Posted 01 March 2021 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Food and Drink|North West
UPDATES: A Cheshire village pub and its manager were fined after admitting offences involving watered-down spirits. The case reinforces consumers' right to receive products at the advertised strength while illustrating how routine regulatory checks can uncover breaches of trading standards law.
A pub in a Cheshire village has been fined £2,454 for watering down spirits following an investigation by Cheshire West and Cheshire Council Regulatory Services.
Jia Tong Chen, manager of The Dunham Arms in Dunham-on-the-Hill pleaded guilty to nine offences in respect of himself and The Dunham Arms Ltd of selling watered-down spirits.
Officers from the council’s Regulatory Serv...
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