Bradford shopkeeper in court over food safety with inspectors finding meatballs 34 days out of date
All the charges relate to inspectors finding out of date food products, including multiple sausages, stocked at the food store.
Last updated 13th Oct 2025
A MAN has been charged with multiple offences related to the sale of out of date food at a Bradford shop – including spicy meatballs that were 34 days past their use by date.
Taha Ali Said appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court on Friday afternoon to face six food hygiene offences.
They relate to an inspection of San Foods on Legrams Lane on April 10.
All the charges relate to inspectors finding out of date food products, including multiple sausages, stocked at the food store.
Said, 53 of St Wilfrids Crescent, appeared in court for the brief hearing, but the case was adjourned until next Friday as he had failed to inform the court he would need a Kurdish interpreter to proceed.
The charges were that Said
Made available for supply unsafe food namely three Kransco Debrecinske Parky (a type of sausage) that were collectively 27 days past their ‘use by’ date of April 1 2025
Made available for supply unsafe food namely a Farm Food Chicken Jumbo Sausage that was 12 days past its ‘use by’ date of March 29 2025
Made available for supply unsafe food namely two Finest Quality Chicken & Chorizo Bites that were collectively 26 days past its ‘use by’ date of March 28 2025
Made available for supply unsafe food namely one Hot & Spicy Meatballs that was 34 days past its ‘use by’ date of March 7 2025
Made available for supply unsafe food namely one Finest Quality Garlic Sausage that was 14 days past its ‘use by’ date of March 27 2025
Made available for supply unsafe food namely two Gazdovske Syrove Nite (a type of string cheese) that were collectively 40 days past its ‘use by’ date of March 21 2025.
For each charge the court listing says: “The supply of food past its use by date is deemed unsafe.”
The case is being prosecuted by West Yorkshire Trading Standards.
On arriving in court Said, who had no legal representation, informed the bench he would need a Kurdish interpreter.
The court told him it was “unfortunate” he had not thought to inform either the court or Trading Standards that he would not be able to proceed without an interpreter before the day of his case, as it meant proceedings would need to be adjourned to a future date.
Said will appear before the court again on October 17.