The boss of a Bradford takeaway has pleaded guilty to nine food hygiene offences in a period which saw the hygiene star rating of his business fall from three to zero in the space of two years.

Mohammed Adill, 33, who runs the Krazy Chef takeaway in Harrogate Road, Greengates, admitted the offences ahead of a trial at Keighley and Bradford Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

The court heard Adill, of Fagley Court, Fagley, Bradford, had breached seven food safety regulations and failed to comply with two hygiene notices after the takeaway was visited on numerous occasions by a Bradford Council environmental officer.

Magistrates were told Adill failed to: l ensure staff kept to a high standard of cleanliness.

l provide an adequate number of wash basins.

l maintain floor surfaces in a sound condition.

l ensure all fittings and equipment were clean and disinfected.

l ensure raw materials were stored at the correct temperatures l implement and maintain permanent food safety procedures.

No evidence was found to support allegations that mouse dropping had been found at the premises, Richard Desforges, prosecuting on behalf of Bradford Council, told the court.

Mr Desforges said examples of the breaches of regulations included staff using the same tongs to put raw burgers on the grill then take them off cooked and the dirty condition of work surfaces and the grills.

He told the court standards at the business had dramatically dropped over a period of two years.

He said: “The business has gone from a three star rating when inspected in 2009/10 to a zero star rating in 2012. This shows the serious lack of regard for the public and food safety.”

Adill was fined £400 for each of the nine offences totalling £3,600 and was ordered to pay court costs of £4,000 and a £40 victim surcharge.

Chairman of the bench, Carl Davids, told him: “We have taken into consideration all the facts. What we are looking at is that customers put their trust in you. Public safety was put at risk, there were seven breaches of regulation and two failures to comply with notices.”

In mitigation Arshad Khan, said Adill had been through some personal problems at the time of the offences.

Mr Khan said: “What has happened has been a huge wake up call for my client, he understands he has lost his good character and that he needs to ensure he is in line with food safety regulations.”

Mr Khan told the court that at the last inspection by environmental health officers in September 2012 everything was found to be back in order.

After the case, Councillor Andrew Thornton, Bradford Council’s executive member for environment and sport, said: “We will do everything we can to ensure that people using restaurants and take-aways in the Bradford district can be confident that their health is not being put at risk by poor hygiene.

“We are willing to work with and advise food business owners how to achieve the standards required, but if they ignore that advice and continue to operate from dirty premises and use poor hygiene practises, we won’t hesitate to prosecute.”