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Date: 14 Jan 2025
At Belfast Magistrates' Court today (Tuesday 14 January), Event Warrior Limited T/A (trading as) Craft Event Co, was fined after pleading guilty to three food safety offences.
The first charge involved serving food that was unsafe for allergenic consumers. The second charge was for failing to ensure that all staff were adequately supervised and trained on food hygiene matters and, in particular, allergen management. The third charge was in relation to failing to have proper procedures in place in their food safety management system to provide allergen-free food.
Event Warrior Limited T/A Craft Event Co was fined £4500 for all three offences, ordered to pay £548 in costs, and also required to pay £1000 in compensation to the individual involved.
The prosecution was brought by Belfast City Council following a complaint that a customer suffered an anaphylactic reaction after consuming food containing nuts provided by Event Warrior T/A Craft Event Co at a function in September 2023. The individual, who has a nut allergy, administered an epi-pen and was kept in hospital overnight for observation.
Find more information on allergens legislation on the Food Standards Agency and Safe Food websites.