Pub behaving badly: Neil Morrisey’s boozer rapped by health inspectors over string of hygeine failings
ACTOR Neil Morrissey has been ordered to stop his pub staff behaving badly after his boozer got blasted for poor hygiene.
The 53-year-old Men Behaving Badly star, also the voice of Bob The Builder, forked out £400,000 refurbishing the Plume of Feathers in Barlaston, Staffordshire.
However, health inspectors warned the flailing pub to improve after it breached hygiene rules nine times.
Inspectors found food in the refrigerators past their use-by date and dirty containers and freezers in the cramped kitchen.
The report, by Stafford Borough Council, stated: "Numerous items in the refrigerators were past the in-house 'use by' date label applied.
"The raw meat and ready to eat chopping boards were next to each other in the kitchen presenting a risk of cross contamination.
"I was concerned that the size of the kitchen was limiting adequate separation between hazardous raw foods and cooked / ready to eat items."
The inspector also raised concerns over the cleanliness of the kitchen.
The report stated: "The plastic flour and dry foods containers in the kitchen were not clean.
"The large upright freezer required cleaning and also defrosting.
"Areas of wall and areas of the floor in the kitchen were not clean and, overall, the standard of cleaning to the structure of the kitchen was in need of attention.
"All areas of the kitchen required a thorough deep clean and they should be maintained in a clean condition."
The inspector also found there were no food safety reports and staff were reminded to alert customers to dishes which may contain nuts.
Men Behaving Badly star Morrissey struck a deal with Punch, which owns more than 3,500 pubs, to run the Plume of Feathers which opened in March last year.
A spokesman for the pub said: "We were very disappointed with the findings of the report and instigated an immediate review.
"This has resulted in changes in kitchen management and a re-appraisal and restatement of polices and procedure in relation to hygiene."