Yucel entered a guilty plea to six counts in December of last year at Croydon Magistrates’ Court. These allegations included supplying food that included an allergenic component, failing.
To recognize the dangers of cross-contamination of allergenic substances, and failing to display allergy notice or information for consumers to see. “We think of Mia every day and knowing that.
Her death could have been prevented so simply adds to how heartbroken we are as a family,” read a statement from Mia’s distraught parents, Adrian and Chanel. According to Your Local Guardian,
“We hope this conviction and fine sends a loud message to businesses serving food and drinks across the country, of the devastating consequences of failing to take food safety seriously.”
Michelle Victor, the family’s lawyer, also emphasized that companies that disregard food safety regulations may face “tragic consequences.”
