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Britain’s ‘Most Dangerous Takeaway Street’ Has 17 Restaurants With Food Hygiene Warnings

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Everyone loves a last-minute takeaway but those living in Glasgow may want to think very carefully about where they order from.

The three-and-a-half mile stretch of Paisley Road West may very well be the most dangerous place in Britain to buy fast food after a staggering 17 restaurants were slapped with food hygiene warnings.

Environmental health chiefs have swooped on a series of Indian, Italian, Chinese and Turkish takeaways on the city street over the past year.

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Risky: Some 17 restaurants on the street have been hit with food hygiene warnings (SWNS)

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Notices: Many of the takeaways were told they needed improvement (SWNS)

A dozen of the takeaways were hit with “improvement required” notices last year and a further five premises have had them issued so far this year.

Public health expert Hugh Pennington of Aberdeen University said: “Every customer has the right to expect safe food.

"They pay money for safe food, food that’s clean and made in clean premises.

"The public have a right to know businesses are run along safe lines, and it’s the job of the environmental officers to make sure that they are.

"Clearly, they’ve been busy.”

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Busy: Paisley Road West is one of the main roads out of Glasgow (SWNS)

The takeaways on the street which have been hit with improvement orders include The Night Palace, The Blue Sky, Super Chef and The Taste of India.

Factory worker Agnes Kendal, who has been ordering food from The Blue Sky Chinese takeaway for 15 years, said she was “shocked” by the revelation.

She said: “It’s such a huge surprise, it’s been there as long as I have been living here and always been the main takeaway I would trust.

"I would order Singapore Noodles with chicken from it usually but I can’t go back there any more.

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Orders: Super Chef was on of the takeaways needing improvement (SWNS)

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Information: Customers are able to check the hygiene of the takeaways (SWNS)

"I’ve trusted Blue Sky for so long but if it is dirty then I can’t see myself trusting any other takeaways again unfortunately.”

A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: "The Food Hygiene Information Scheme allows customers to check their favourite restaurant or takeaway.

"Where inspectors find the most serious breaches of food hygiene, which pose an immediate risk to customers, we will still take steps to close the premises.”

Top pic: SWNS