THE owner of a Chinese restaurant in Brantham has been banned from running any food businesses.

Shek Kwok had admitted seven charges against him relating to Oriental Cuisine at a court hearing before Christmas.

The charges related to inadequate hand washing facilities, failing to protect food from contamination, poor cleaning, poor maintenance of the premises and failure to effectively manage food safety.

He was handed a hygiene prohibition order, a community order with a three month curfew and ordered to pay Babergh District Council £700 following a court hearing at Ipswich Crown Court yesterday.