Four men, accused of plotting to sell illegal meat to the general public, appeared in court for the first time yesterday along with two associated companies.
Anthony Fear (L) & Mark Hooper (R)
They are: Company director Anthony Fear, 60, of The Old Ice Cream Factory, Somerset Bridge, Bridgewater.
He runs Fears Animal Products Ltd.
Appearing alongside him was Mark Hooper, 61, of The Old Ice Cream Factory, Somerset Bridge, Bridgewater.
Both are charged with conspiracy to defraud between June 12 and September 22, 2020, namely by dishonestly diverting poultry categorised as animal by-product, which was unfit for consumption, into the human food chain.
They are also charged that between the same two dates they contravened or failed to comply with EU food safety and hygiene requirements by placing onto the market poultry categorised as animal by-product that was unfair for human consumption.
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| Ali Afzal (L) & Azar Irshad (R) |
Fears Animal Products Ltd. of The Old Ice Cream Factory, Somerset Bridge, Bridgewater, also faces the same two charges.
They appeared at Croydon Magistrates Court alongside Ali Afzal, 42, of East Street, Walworth and Azar Irshad, 36, of High Road, Ilford.
Those two men face the same two charges along with Barking Halal Meat & Fish Ltd. of High Road, Ilford.
All four men were bailed to appear along with the two companies at Inner London Crown Court on June 13.
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