Another Asian take away in Birmingham infested with mice droppings

Left: Sharar Abdolahi

The Birmingham Mail reports the owner of a filthy Birmingham takeaway pizza outlet found to be “riddled” with mice droppings has been given a suspended prison sentence and banned from running a food business.

East Pizza, in Smallbrook Queensway, run by Sharar Abdolahi, was so dirty it was closed down three times, Birmingham Crown Court heard.

Environmental health officers from Birmingham City Council saw mice running in and out of the premises eating chips and running up and down the kebab rotisserie.

Barry Berlin, prosecuting, said that environmental health officers found both dead and live mice, as well as mouse droppings, next to cooking equipment, food and on pizza boxes when they visited on January 7, 2008.

Mr Berlin said there was also holes and gaps where mice could get in. Read more