FSAI Issue Ten Closure Orders In November

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has reported that ten Closure Orders and one Prohibition Order were served on food businesses during the month of November 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.

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

• Old Cheese Plant (meat processing), Cuffsboro, Ballacolla, Laois

• Paddy Jack’s Foodstall, Temple Bar Food Market, Meeting House Square, Dublin 2

• Heng Hui Foods (central distribution centre), Unit 7, Block B, Westpoint Business Point Park, Tuam Road, Athlone, Roscommon

• Munchin’s Grill (take-away) (rear area external potato preparation shed), Unit 5, Westbury Centre, Parteen, Clare

• Tandoori Masala (take-away) 402 South Circular Road, Dublin 8

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

• The Railway Tavern Firebox Grill (Kitchen Areas), Station Road, Fahan, Donegal

• Gojinka (restaurant) Manor Mall Shopping Centre, Swords, Dublin

• Hot Woks (take-away), Unit 16 Aston Green, Aston Village, Drogheda, Louth

• Cedar Lodge (hotel kitchen area only), Carrigbyrne, Newbawn, Wexford

• Saffron Tandori Indian Takeaway, 1, Annamoe Road, Cabra, Dublin 7

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

• Premises occupied by Mr Derek O’ Donovan (central distribution centre), Unit K3, Marina Commercial Park, Cork

During the month of November, a successful prosecution was carried out by the Health Service Executive on Jade Palace (restaurant), 2 Douglas Street, Cork.

Commenting on these latest Enforcement Orders, Prof Alan Reilly, Chief Executive, FSAI stated: "There can be no excuse for putting consumers' health at risk through negligent practices. Consumers have to be confident that the food they are consuming is safe to eat. Food businesses need to be vigilant in relation to food safety at all times to ensure full compliance with food regulations, especially during the busy Christmas period when increased volumes of food are being supplied."

(CD/IT)