A food company and its director were prosecuted and fined after health inspectors found a mouse infestation at two food stalls in Luton Point, Luton. Luton Borough Council published the prosecution on 6 February 2026.
Luton Borough Council said environmental health officers found evidence of an uncontrolled mouse infestation at two Market Hall stalls inside Luton Point, including droppings and gnaw marks, together with an accumulation of dirt and grease and inadequate food safety management. The council used hygiene emergency prohibition powers to close the stalls immediately; the units were only permitted to reopen once the premises had been cleaned and the pest risk addressed.
The operator, Pink Eatery Limited, and its director, Syed Hussain Raza Bukhari, were fined a total of £18,000 (inclusive of costs and victim surcharges), according to the council’s prosecution summary. Available public sources do not specify how that total is apportioned between the company and the director.
This prosecution follows an earlier case reported in December 2024 relating to the operator’s Chai Link Kiosk in Luton Point, in which Pink Eatery Ltd and Mr Bukhari were fined after a 2023 inspection identified a serious cockroach infestation. Council officials said they have a zero-tolerance approach to persistent hygiene failures and will take enforcement action to protect the public.
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