Eezi Freeze Wholesale Ltd, UK-based company which supplied hotels, school, and restaurants, sold food that was unfit for human consumption. Staff also changed use-by dates on food so it appeared to have a longer life span.
Eezi Freeze Wholesale Ltd advertised more than 3,000 different frozen and chilled lines. The company pleaded guilty to 12 charges under the Food Hygiene Act and was prosecuted by Blackpool Council. They were ordered to pay GBP41,375 in fines and costs.
Prosecutor Michael Lavery said the firm received a caution for the state of its stock in 2011 when an infestation of pests and maggots was found. “Further inspection followed by council inspectors. They found dirty conditions and broken packaging and food leakage. Food was unfit and unsafe for human consumption some of which was two years out of date,” he added.