A takeaway business in Farnborough has been formally cautioned by Rushmoor Borough Council for poor food hygiene and safety standards.

Woodys Take Out, in Farnborough Road, was issued with two cautions by the council on November 14 for a total of seven food safety offences, and an additional health and safety offence.

The offences, noted during visits on October 23 and November 3, included a lack of effective cleaning and disinfection of the premises and equipment such as chopping boards, handles and taps.

Food handlers were also found to not have been suitably trained in food hygiene procedures and demonstrated a poor understanding of effective cleaning.

There was also a failure to implement required food safety management systems.

The director of the company – which has branches in Farnborough, Aldershot,Blackwater and Yiewsley – accepted the cautions, admitting the offences on behalf of the company.

The formal action follows an unannounced, routine food hygiene inspection by officers.