A SHOPKEEPER who had past its use-by date ham for sale and kept meat samosas at the wrong temperature has been fined nearly £4,000.
Muhammad Malik, 46, from Top Ups Convenience Store on Corporation Road in Newport admitted Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 and General Food Regulations 2004 offences.
He was ordered to pay £6,926 by Judge Simon Mills at Cardiff Crown Court.
The defendant was fined £3,876 and must pay £1,500 prosecution costs as well as a £1,550 victim surcharge.
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His offences took place between November 10, 2022 and February 21 this year.
Malik, of Oakfield Road, Newport will have to pay the financial penalties at a rate of £250 per month with the first instalment due on January 21 next year.
He will have to serve two months in prison if he defaults.
A previous hearing heard how Malik has put his house in order since committing the offences.
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