Foul stench and flies leads to big fine for mini market

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    The owners of a Harehills mini-market in Leeds have been fined over £1,600 for allowing their bins to become a health hazard for members of the public.

    The directors of Abaseen Mini Market on Harehills Lane, Mohammed Tayyab and Zabit Khan, were fined £600 for six offences under the environmental protection act and ordered to pay legal costs of £1,037.74 and a £30 victim surcharge.

    The business is a convenience store which also has a butchers area selling raw meat.

    The prosecution comes after an investigation by Leeds City Council environmental enforcement officers found that the company’s nine bins, including six food waste bins, had been left unlocked and overflowing on the public highway.

    The food waste bins had been left with meat exposed and uncontained meat products on the ground. The officers noted that the bins were emitting a foul stench and were surrounded by flies. They believed the bins could have potentially imposed serious health risks to anyone who may have come into contact with the uncontained waste.

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