A catering company has been fined £20,111 after, allegedly, hundreds of wedding guests were struck with food poisoning from eating contaminated rice.
Ealing Council’s food safety team were first alerted by the father of the bride on September 24, 2013, who contacted them claiming that 90% of the 470 wedding guests were suffering with food poisoning.
However, the prosecution could only be based on the 93 guests who formally reported their symptoms of food poisoning to investigators.
The incident comes after four Ealing borough food sellers, including Pizza Hut in Southall, were closed down by food safety inspectors.
Greenford catering company, the Royal Club, was given a £20,111 penalty by Ealing Magistrates Court on Tuesday November 25. The company’s sole director, Mr Biku Thapa, was ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work and is banned from being a director of any company for five years.
FoodWorld 
Dear All,
It has nearly been a yearlong effort on the part of the new management at Royal Club Restaurant to work unceasingly towards the enhancement of the service given at our restaurant. This will aid our friend and well-wishers eminence their long association with us and their gratifying gastronomical journey since the last 20 years.
The isolated incident that occured a year and a half ago was purely a case of management malfunction and of external chefs. We are apologetic about the hurt caused to our invaluable patron overlooking the much hyped broadcast and “blown out of proportion” media review about the incident. The new Royal Club management would earnestly appear to value clienteles to services their much cherished diner’s retreat. We assure you of the best in the food world. Even the connoisseur and gourmet of food craft would now agree to the therapeutic magic of the care in herbs and spices and the authentic handpicked cuisines from the Himalayan Kingdom. Come, participate in our culinary pilgrimage as bequeathing you the ultimate dining experience is now our only religion.
Bon Appetite.
Yours sincerely,
Darbar Marg Limited
Royal Club Restaurant Management.