Papa Johns Brighton staff stored dough trays in a toilet lobby

A health inspector said on November 27 there was “no evidence” employees at Papa Johns, in Lewes Road, Brighton, had undertaken induction training or food hygiene training.

The Argus submitted a Freedom of Information for the report after the takeaway was given the second-lowest food hygiene rating by the Food Standards Agency.

The pizza collection and delivery restaurant was given a one-out-of-five score by the safety inspector.

It was told to make “major improvements” for its management of food safety – the section of the assessment which ensures systems are in place ensuring that food sold or served is safe to eat, staff know about food safety and that the inspector has confidence standards will be maintained in future.

But during the visit the inspector found dough trays in a staff toilet lobby, the report shows.

They also found electrical equipment connected to power via domestic extension leads, food debris and flour under kitchen units and tuna stored in its open can rather than being decanted into a container.

There was no food safety management plan or cleaning schedule in place, staff had not written in the kitchen diary since October 7 and sticky pads in the kitchen’s electric insect unit needed to be replaced

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The restaurant was given two weeks to implement a safety plan and cleaning schedule, a week to replace the insect pads and install additional sockets, and told to remove the dough tray from the toilet lobby as soon as possible.

A Papa Johns spokeswoman said: “We have strict processes in place to ensure the quality and hygiene standards of all our stores across the UK.

“Unfortunately, due to some management issues on the day, Papa Johns Brighton didn’t receive the star rating we would have wanted.

“We now have new, permanent management in the store who have undertaken training and we are working with environmental health to improve our rating.”