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23
Aug 2021
A court has approved the emergency closure of a Chinese takeaway in Ripon which hygiene officers found to be filthy.
Harrogate Borough Council served the Dragon Inn Chinese Restaurant with a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Order last week and took the owners to court.
Leeds Magistrates Court has now approved the closure and ordered the takeaway to pay the council's costs of £1967.10 within 28 days.
The court heard how the council's environmental health team found a series of potentially dangerous hygiene issues.
Officers found the Dragon Inn was filthy throughout, had very poor structural conditions, with the kitchen and other food preparation areas in a dirty state.
The basement with toilets was also dirty with no handwashing facilities. Staff were also seen to not wash their hands after handling raw food.
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