Nine Closure Orders Served on Food Businesses in June
Monday, 7 July 2014
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that nine Closure Orders were served on food businesses during the month of June for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010. The Orders were issued by environmental health officers in the Health Service Executive.
Two Closure Orders were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:
• Golden River Chinese Takeaway, Shore Road, Ramelton, Donegal
• China House Food Stall, trading at Charlemont Food Market, Charlemont Jetty, Dublin 2
Seven Closure Orders were served under the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010 on:
• Little Chipper (take away), Main Street, Killimor, Galway
• Hibernia Inn (public house) (Closed area: food production area), 1 Royal Marine Terrace, Bray, Wicklow
• New Paddy Field (restaurant), 15 William Street, Tullamore, Offaly
• Apache Pizza (take away), 16A Old Bawn Shopping Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24
• Lisa’s Trattoria Restaurant, 81 Terenure Road North, Dublin 6W
• Ruposhi Indian Restaurant, 1 Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
• Country Meats (butcher), Coneyburrow Road, Lifford, Donegal
Prof. Alan Reilly, Chief Executive, FSAI warned that food businesses need to be vigilant in relation to food safety, ensure full compliance with food regulations and demand high standards from their suppliers. He said: “Each Enforcement Order sends a clear message to food businesses that unsafe food safety practices or non-compliance with food legislation is not tolerated by the inspection officers. Again and again, we encounter cases involving improper storage of foodstuffs and poor cleaning and sanitising. These breaches are completely avoidable when food businesses have proper food safety management systems in place.”
“Food businesses must recognise that the legal onus is on them to make sure that the food they serve is safe to eat. This requires ongoing compliance with food safety practices and hygiene standards. There is absolutely no excuse for negligent practices.”
Details of the food businesses served with Enforcement Orders are published on the FSAI’s website at www.fsai.ie. Closure Orders and Improvement Orders will remain listed on the website for a period of three months from the date of when a premises is adjudged to have corrected its food safety issue, with Prohibition Orders being listed for a period of one month.
See the Enforcement Order Reports on our website.