Cornish baker fined for plastic-filled and mislabelled wedding cake

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 15:31 · Archive

A Cornish baker has been ordered to pay £3,963 after supplying a wedding cake containing plastic and falsely claiming it was nut-free.

Faye Selway of the Natural Cake Company in Wadebridge pleaded guilty at Bodmin Magistrates Court to four charges under the Food Safety Act 1990 and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013. The charges followed a complaint from a customer about a wedding cake supplied in April.

When the cake was delivered to the wedding venue on the day of the event, it was the wrong colour and had imperfections on the icing. Kitchen staff discovered pieces of plastic between the icing layers when they cut the cake to serve guests. The cake was not served for fear of further plastic contamination posing a health risk.

Investigation by Cornwall Council revealed that Selway had given the customer both written and verbal assurance that the cake would be nut-free and made in a completely nut-free environment. This was vital because one of the brides has a severe nut allergy and has previously been hospitalised with anaphylaxis. The customer had contacted the council after Selway refused to provide a refund.

Magistrates ordered Selway to pay £3,963 in fines and costs.

How it is being reported

• Cornish bride given 'potentially deadly' wedding cakeThe baker refused to provide a refundCornwallLive · 26 Oct, 15:02
• Cornwall baker to pay £3,963 over plastic in wedding cake and false nut-free claimThe wrongly coloured wedding cake contained plastic layers and potentially contained deadly nut traces.Falmouth Packet · 26 Oct, 14:14

In this story: Faye Selway · Natural Cake Company · Wadebridge · Bodmin Magistrates Court · Cornwall Council

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