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09th Jan 2017

These Irish food businesses were served with food closure orders in December

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Two prosecution orders were also carried out on two businesses in Meath.

Four food businesses in Ireland were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation during the month of December, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

The businesses served with closure orders are located in Roscommon, Dublin, Galway and Limerick and the closure orders were amongst 106 enforcement orders served on food businesses in Ireland for breaches in food safety legislation in 2016, equalling the same amount for 2015.

Between January 1 and 31 December 2016, food inspectors served 94 closure orders, three improvement orders and nine prohibition orders on food businesses throughout the country.

The types of recurring food safety issues which lead to enforcement orders are: poor cleaning and sanitation of premises; poor personal hygiene; lack of running water; inadequate hand washing facilities; incorrect food storage; lack of or ineffective pest control programme; structural problems arising from lack of ongoing maintenance and; lack of or an inadequate food safety management system.

The food businesses were issued with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010.

Eaten in any of these places?

Two Closure Orders were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:

A Chef Kebab Foodstall, At Daltons Pub car park, Fuerty, Roscommon

Day to Day (retailer), 54 Georges Street Upper, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Two Closure Orders were served under the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010 on:

Palak Restaurant, High Street, Tuam, Galway

Ali Baba (restaurant/café), Bank Place, Rathkeale, Limerick

One Prohibition Order was served under the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010 on:

T/A I&A Organic Gardening and Catering (food processor), 21 Shandon Way, Shandon, Cork

During the month of December two prosecutions were carried out by the HSE in relation to:

Auckley Ltd., The Palace (public house), 17 Ludlow Street, Navan, Meath

Largo Foods (manufacturer), Kilbrew, Ashboune, Meath