The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued 16 Enforcement Orders to food businesses in October for breaches of food safety legislation, including 8 Closure Orders, 1 Improvement Order, and 3 Prohibition Orders.
Key reasons for these Enforcement Orders included severe pest infestations, inadequate cleaning practices, lack of proper food storage, and failure to comply with food safety management procedures.
Establishments affected included Longfield Academy, Tasty Mac’s, and Istanbul Kebab House, with Closure Orders resulting from serious hygiene and safety concerns.
Pamela Byrne, CEO of FSAI shared: “Inadequate pest control measures, filthy premises and unsafe food storage are once again the primary reasons for the Enforcement Orders served in October. A high number of the Enforcement Orders were associated with issues related to pests as well as failures to maintain adequate cleaning. These issues are all preventable and food businesses must ensure that they always adhere to a high standard of food safety and hygiene. It is imperative that every food business has a proper pest control system in place and that this is checked very regularly to avoid infestations of rodents and insects. With the busy Christmas period nearly upon us, food businesses must be especially vigilant to ensure compliance with the law and to protect the health of their customers.”
Closure Orders were served under two acts, including controls in relation to food legislation on:
- Baking Emporium (Foods of non-Animal Origin Processing), Bridgemount House, Dunmanway, Cork
- CoCo Asian & Chinese Takeaway, Main Street, Ballingarry, Limerick
- Eskimo Pizza (Take Away), 31 Deansgrange Road, Deansgrange, Co. Dublin
- Grain and Gain (Restaurant/Café), The Bypass Business Park, Bandon, Cork
- Istanbul Kebab House (Restaurant/Café), 29 Lower Liffey Street, Dublin 1
- Longfield Academy (Closed area: Main kitchen used for reheating food), Rockview, Deerpark Rd, Cashel, Tipperary
- NDM Green Italia (Take Away), 37 Rathmines Road Upper, Rathmines, Dublin 6
- O Crualaoi Butchers & Delicatessen (Closed area: The Kitchen), Scoil Mhuire Fatima, North Monastery Primary School, North Monastery Road, Cork
- Tasty Mac’s (Take Away), Main Street, Falcarragh, Donegal
- The Restaurant within Carnew Mart, Carnew, Wicklow
- Tinakilly Country House Hotel (Closed Area: Main kitchen – food preparation end adjacent baking area within the main building), Main Street, Rathnew, Wicklow
- Welcome Home (Retailer), 2 Kickham Place, Tipperary Town, Tipperary
An Improvement Order was served on:
- Turkmen Grill, 1-2 Parnell Street, Limerick
Two Prohibition Orders were served on:
- BD Trading (Wholesaler/ Distributor), Unit 1b Kiltoran Business Park, Ballyhale, Kilkenny
- Sean Kent (Under appeal), Ballyrichard, Arklow, Wicklow
A Prohibition Order was served on:
- Superior Distribution Ireland Ltd (Wholesaler/ Distributor), Blackwater Farm, Clongiffen, Longwood, Meath
