Seven businesses were ordered to close in July by the FSAI (Food Safety Authority Ireland). The report contains a total of ten Enforcement Orders which were served on food businesses for ‘breaches of food safety legislation’.
Some of the reasons for the Enforcement Orders in July included an open bag of cooked chicken stored next to blood stained boxes of raw chicken.
Others had raw pork and chicken thawing in the vegetable preparation sinks, rotten meat stored on premises, heavy cockroach activity in the kitchen near uncovered food, and rodent droppings were noted behind a chest freezer.
Closure Orders
Three Closure Orders were served on the below businesses:
Al Huda Grocery, 72A Summerhill, Dublin 1
Spice of India (restaurant/café), Looneys Cross, Bishopstown, Cork
MJ Atkinson Limited, Unit 3, Pullamore Business Park, Dublin Road, Cavan
Four further Closure Orders were served on:
Momo’s (restaurant/café), Unit 8, Tuansgate, Belgard Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Sichuan Chilli King (restaurant/café), 100a Parnell Street, Dublin 1
Pizza Lab (takeaway), 16 King Street North, Dublin 7
Ocean Palace Chinese Takeaway, Unit 8A, Blackcastle Shopping Centre, Blackcastle, Navan, Co. Meath
Improvement Order
One Improvement Order was served on:
D Grill (restaurant/café), 40 Aungier Street, Dublin 2O
Prohibition Order
One Prohibition Order was served on:
Delhi2Dublin, 363 Kildare Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12
One further Prohibition Order was served on:
Pizza Lab (takeaway), 16 King Street North, Dublin 7
Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, FSAI, said that “while the majority of food businesses adhere to food safety regulations, it is clear that some businesses are not fully compliant.”
“Food safety is critical to safeguarding public health. Failures to follow the basics of staff training, regular cleaning and correct storage of food are seen again and again throughout the Enforcement Orders issued in July. It is also not acceptable for businesses to store and process meat and poultry without proper registration with the relevant authorities.”
“Unregistered and unauthorised food businesses are a risk to public health, as it is not possible to verify compliance with food law. All food businesses, from the established to the newly opened, must fully adhere with food safety regulations at all times. Enforcement action will be taken for transgressions, in the interest of public health protection.”
Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, FSAI,