Ex-pizza parlour boss fined for falling foul of food safety laws
A former director of a Wallasey-based food business has been fined more than £9,000 after pleading guilty to food safety offences at a court hearing this week.
Muhammed Tayyab Ramy, a former Director of Pizza Plus Shake Ltd (operating as Pizza Plus) on 88-90 Seaview Road in Wallasey has been ordered to pay £9,200 after the hearing at Liverpool Magistrates Court on 27th October 2025.
The prosecution was brought by Wirral Council against the Company and Mr Muhammed Tayyab Ramy, who was the Company’s sole director at the time of the offences.
He faced a total of 15 charges for contraventions of Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations and was fined £5,700, ordered to pay costs of £1,500 and a victim surcharge of £2,000.
In sentencing Mr Ramy, District Judge Healey acknowledged that Wirral Council’s Environmental Health Officers had tried to advise and work with him in his role as Director of the Company to bring about improvements.
However, despite this support there had been a repeated failure to implement the actions necessary to address the outstanding issues.
The offences took place across three separate visits to the business on 14th December 2023, 23rd April 2024 and 18th July 2024, where concerns about general cleanliness, rodent activity, risks of cross contamination, poor storage of ingredients, a lack of documented procedures and a failure to train and supervise staff were identified.
The District Judge highlighted that there was not just one area of concern raised but a number which resulted in there being a risk to the public.
The case against the limited Company was adjourned to a Court date in the new year.
The former director was given the opportunity to make improvements but chose not to.
The failings were ongoing and despite being given clear direction about what he needed to do and sufficient time to make the required changes, the Council had no alternative but to prosecute.”
The public must have confidence that hygiene standards are being met and, if they are not, the Council will take action.
