00:00Six Chinese restaurants at Birmingham's Han Dynasty Food Hall were forced to close after
00:07inspectors found evidence of a mouse infestation. Birmingham City Council issued hygiene emergency
00:14prohibition orders on the 20th of July this year. Officers reported mouse droppings on shelving,
00:21beside food containers and across floors. At one restaurant they said a mouse jumped out of a box
00:28during the inspection. The emergency orders meant the businesses had to stop serving customers
00:33immediately. They remained closed while deep cleaning, pest treatment and further checks were
00:39carried out. The six restaurants were allowed to reopen between the 22nd and 23rd of July after
00:47inspectors were satisfied the health risk had been removed. The closures lasted for up to three days.
00:54Mouse problems have led to action across Birmingham. B&M Retail was fined £2 million
01:01over offences at three Birmingham stores. Separately a King Standing McDonald's franchise operator
01:09was fined £8,000 after inspectors found droppings and a dead baby mouse near food areas. At Han Dynasty
01:18the council used emergency closure orders rather than fines. All six restaurants are now trading
01:24again after cleaning and pest control removed the health risk.
