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A wedding caterer was hit with a four-figure court bill after mouse droppings were discovered during a routine inspection.

Environmental health officers visited Walsall Catering on November 28 last year, and found rodent faeces on the floor and around food storage areas.

Chew marks were also discovered on paper towels, Dudley Magistrates' Court was told.

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As officers arrived to carry out the inspection, the business was preparing for an event to cater for 300 people.

However officers deemed the conditions to pose an imminent risk to public health and served a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notice – forcing the business, based in Green Lane, Walsall, to stop activity immediately.

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