Council workers have issued warnings to seven more businesses in Bridgend for breaching coronavirus regulations.
The Shared Regulatory Service (SRS) gave improvement notices to a catering van and six takeaway restaurants because staff were caught working without face masks between February 02 and 03.
Council workers served an improvement notice The Munch Box, Western Avenue, Bridgend Industrial Estate on Tuesday, February 2.
A spokesperson for Bridgend County Borough Council said staff and customers were not wearing masks "at all times" and staff failed to clean their hands after handling cash.
Documents on the SRS website show staff were caught working at each of the following premises without wearing face masks on Wednesday February 03:
Delhi Spice, Nolton St, Bridgend
Raj Balti, Nolton Street, Bridgend
Taste of India, Commercial St, Maesteg
Family Grill, Commercial St, Maesteg
The Charcoal Grill, Commercial St, Maesteg
Ray's Indian Kitchen, Commercial St, Maesteg
Mr Miah, manager of Taste of India, said: "At the time of visit the shop was not open and the staff was getting ready for their shift.
"The staff normally wear masks especially those in the kitchen preparing food. There are masks available for all the staff.
"As the manager I normally make sure that they are wearing masks and everything is clean and ready for opening this is done before I start my shift before 5pm.
"We provide masks and sanitisers to be used all the time as well as keeping distance from one another.
"We understand how contagious this virus can be and assure you that we follow strict covid safety precautions at Taste of India such as having a screen protector on the bar, all staff wearing a mask, washing hands regularly, sanitising facilities available for both staff and customers, two customers allowed at a time, we clean the premises before opening, during and at the end of a shift."
The SRS, a partnership between South Wales Police and Bridgend, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan councils, carries out checks on licensed premises to ensure they comply with government guidelines.
The SRS has issued 64 improvement notices to businesses in Bridgend county borough and temporarily closed four for breaching Welsh Government coronavirus rules.
The service has also given 49 notices to businesses in Cardiff and 43 to businesses in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Businesses are usually given 48 hours to comply with the terms of an improvement notice. Failure to comply can result in closure, a fixed penalty notice, or being taken to court.
The Welsh Government website states staff working in indoor public spaces must wear masks “if they are in an area accessible to the public”.
It also states staff who are not facing the public may also need to wear face coverings “if physical distancing cannot be maintained”.
For example, employers may require staff to wear masks indoors “as a reasonable measure to minimise the risk of exposure to coronavirus on the premises unless there are strong reasons not to”.
*An earlier version of this article included a photograph of Delhi Spice, which is one of the businesses that has been given an improvement notice. The businesses either side of Delhi Spice, Frankie's and Lucky Star, were visible on the photograph but had not breached Covid regulations and we apologise for any confusion.
