City of Wolverhampton Council’s environmental health officers found the
active infestation at Calif Bar, based in Stafford Street, during a routine
inspection in July last year.
A dirty kitchen and storeroom, poor washing facilities and inadequate training
for staff were also discovered during the inspection.
Isi Lucky Idahor, director of Calif Bar (Wolverhampton) Limited, pleaded guilty
to six breaches of The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations
2013 for failing to:
 ensure the premises is kept clean and maintained in good repair and
condition
 have an adequate number of washbasins available and to provide a
washbasin with hot and cold running water and materials for hygienic
drying
 protect food against any contamination likely to render the food unfit
for human consumption
 have adequate procedures in place to control pests
 ensure that food handlers are supervised and instructed and/or trained
in food hygiene matters
 put in place, implement and maintain a permanent procedure or
procedures based on the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
(HACCP) principles
Idahor was fined £1,272 per offence, making a total of £7,632, and ordered
to pay a victim surcharge of £508. He was also ordered to pay court costs
of £6,300 during the hearing at Dudley Magistrates Court on October 4.
Following the inspection, environmental health officers advised Idahor on the
actions he needed to take to improve standards. This advice was followed,
and officers will be monitoring the premises to ensure standards are kept.
Councillor Craig Collingswood, cabinet member for city environment and
climate change at City of Wolverhampton Council, said: “This is an
unpleasant case where a city business owner has knowingly put his
customers at risk.

“Poor food hygiene can cause significant illnesses and the defendant in
this case demonstrated a lack of care and responsibility to the people who
trusted him.
“Where food businesses are underperforming, our environmental health
officers will step in to take action and advise on measures that need to be
taken to improve standards.
“This was the case with Calif Bar and we will continue to monitor the
premises to ensure these standards are maintained and to provide
assurance to the public.
“We work very hard to protect residents and consumers and I hope other
businesses take note of the fact that we take food hygiene very seriously in
Wolverhampton.”