A BINGHAM takeaway has pulled back from the brink of closure.
Mani Davanipour, owner of Pizza Pasta on Union Street, counted the cost of failing to comply with food hygiene regulations in March and was taken to court by Rushcliffe Borough Council for breach of regulations at the takeaway.
He was rated zero under the Food Standards Agency's ratings scheme which measures businesses' compliance which food safety law.
But after the council agreed an action plan with him, his premises have been reinspected and have been rated as four for hygiene.
There are six ratings ranging from zero to five, with zero meaning urgent improvement is needed, to a generally satisfactory three, through to a five – very good.
Rushcliffe currently has 87 per cent of food businesses either highly rated as a four or five for compliance.
In March, at Pizza Pasta, the council found dirty tiles, no proper way of managing food safety, unclean surfaces and no proper food handling training.
Protection and safety manager Sarah Cairns said: "We worked with Mr Davanipour to show him what to do and how vital it was so that he protected his customers.
"He struggled to cope with both running a business and keeping it up to scratch in cleanliness and regulations. We worked with him to show him how to keep on top of things by giving him an action plan. We visited him weekly and in July he applied to be reassessed and we rated him as four."
Mani Davanipour said: "I am delighted to receive this certificate and I am determined to maintain these good standards at my takeaway."