Restaurant fined over allergens
A restaurant sold a dish containing peanuts despite being notified of an allergy
Posted 23 July 2021 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Food and Drink|East Midlands
UPDATES: An Indian restaurant in Derby has been fined for selling a m...
An Indian restaurant in Derby has been fined for selling a meal containing peanuts to a consumer who had specifically declared a peanut allergy.
After eating a takeaway meal from the Masala restaurant in July 2020, the consumer suffered a severe allergic reaction and had to use her EpiPen. She was then rushed to hospital by ambulance.
Derby City Council Trading Standards investigate...
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