Montego Bay, St. James — A vendor who gained infamy after a video exhibiting her urinating in a bottle close to the Charles Gordon Market went viral final yr has been fined $300,000.
Denese Adams, who offered yams and different produce close to the market, pleaded responsible to 4 fees when she appeared earlier than Choose Kaysha Grant Pryce within the St. James Parish Courtroom on Monday.
Adams was fined $100,000 or 10 days in jail for working a meals dealing with enterprise with out a allow and an extra $100,000 or 10 days in jail for failing to use for a meals handler’s allow. She was additionally fined $100,000 for illegal urination and storing urine in a car used for transporting and storing meals with out washing her palms afterward.
She was, nonetheless, admonished and discharged on the fourth cost of providing meals on the market that was uncovered to contamination and human waste.
Throughout her preliminary courtroom look in September final yr, Adams had pleaded not responsible to the fees introduced by the St. James Well being Division, which cited breaches of the Public Well being (Meals Dealing with) Rules 1998 (Revised 2000).
In her defence, Adams claimed that knee issues made it tough for her to maneuver freely.
The case emerged after a video confirmed Adams urinating in a car and storing the urine in a bottle inside. The footage sparked widespread public outrage and highlighted ongoing points with meals security requirements.
Adams’ case is the newest in a collection of incidents involving unsanitary practices amongst distributors. Notably, a crab vendor at Kingston’s Crab Circle was banned from promoting after being caught defecating in a bucket at her stall. Moreover, Boston Jerk in Portland confronted short-term closure as well being officers clamped down on longstanding sanitation points, although it has since reopened.
Well being authorities proceed to induce distributors to adjust to public well being requirements to make sure shopper security and forestall comparable incidents.
