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20th August 2025

Convenience store fined for food hygiene breaches

A Nelson business has been found guilty of a number of food safety and hygiene offences including a toilet leaking faeces.

Munazza Raza, Director, and the company SNS Nelson Limited pleaded guilty to all charges at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 6 August. Best One Convenience

They failed to ensure that the Best One Convenience in Hallam Road, Nelson, was kept clean and in good repair and failed to ensure the tongs used to provide ready to eat food were protected against contamination.

The business also failed to have a food safety management system in place and food handlers were not trained or supervised.

Munazza Raza was fined £230, ordered to pay costs of £250 and a victim surcharge of £92 – a total of £472.

SNS Nelson Limited was fined £2666, ordered to pay costs of £2075.19 and a victim surcharge if £1,066 – a total of £5,807.19.

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