Thurles Information

Alert Summary (1).
Recall of specific batches of K. O’Connell Fishmongers Irish Smoked Salmon due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

Alert Notification: 2023.28
Product Identification: Please see table below.
Country Of Origin: Ireland

Message:
The below batches of K O’Connell Fishmongers Irish Smoked Salmon are being recalled due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Recall notices will be displayed at all points-of-sale.

Batch Code: SS30523, Pack size: 150g, 375g, 500g and 1kg, Use by date: 25/11/2023
Batch Code: SS31323, Pack size: 150g, 375g, 500g and 1kg, Use by date: 1/12/2023

Nature Of Danger:
Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infection can include mild flu-like symptoms, or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. In rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications. Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria monocytogenes infections, including pregnant women, babies, and people with weakened immune systems, including the elderly. The incubation period (time between initial infection and first symptoms appearing) is on average 3 weeks but can range between 3 and 70 days.

Action Required: By Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, caterers & retailers:
Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.
Caterers should not use the implicated batches.

Consumers:
Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.

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Alert Summary (2).
Undeclared Sulphites in multiple batches of Butler’s Pantry products
Allergen(s): Sulphur dioxide and sulphites
Product Identification: See product details hereunder.
Batch Codes: See also product details hereunder.

Message:
The batches of Butler’s Pantry products contain sulphites which are not declared on the list of ingredients. This may make the affected batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of sulphites or sulphur dioxide.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that five Enforcement Orders were served on food businesses during the month of October, 2023, for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020. The Enforcement Orders were issued by Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE) to premises in Co. Kildare, Co. Meath, Co. Roscommon with two issued in Co. Dublin.
Co. Tipperary saw no Enforcement Orders served during the past month.

Some of the reasons for the Enforcement Orders in October include: cooking trays not washed after use and congealed with grease and charred food particles; mould growth visible on the internal surfaces of a milkshake blender with a foul odour detected when the lid was removed; the presence of undeclared allergens in food with a potential to cause a life threatening allergic reaction; no evidence of a food safety culture; a drinking water sample taken from the food business indicating contamination of the supply; large open containers of raw chicken left on various surfaces throughout the food premises at room temperature, permitting the growth of bacteria; no hand washing observed during the inspection; filthy premises with dirty cardboard used both as a food contact surface for cooked rice and on the flooring throughout the premises.

Commenting, Dr Pamela Byrne, (Chief Executive, FSAI), said that the issues resulting in the five Enforcement Orders in October related to failures in basic food safety and hygiene requirements, and expressed her disappointment at the absence of food safety culture in some establishments.

Dr Byrne stated, “Food businesses must ensure there is a strong food safety culture in place, including adequate training for all staff. This simply must be a top priority for food businesses. Consumers have a right to safe food, and there is a personal responsibility for managers and all employees to comply with food safety legal requirements at all times. Neglecting food safety demonstrates disregard for the well-being of customers and also potentially places their health at an unnecessary risk. There can be zero tolerance for negligent practices that put consumers’ health at risk, and the full powers of food law will be used if a food business is found to be in breach.”

Details of the food businesses served with Enforcement Orders are published and can be viewed on the FSAI’s website, shown here.

Closure Orders and Improvement Orders will remain listed in the enforcement reports 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.

Persons, including those who suffer from Type 2 diabetes, will be interested to note that Carrick on Suir & District Lions Club are holding an information evening entitled “How Gut Influences your Physical and Mental Well-being”

The information evening’s speaker will be well known and respected Dr Annmarie Eustaceryan, Consultant Endoscopist at Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

The event will take place on Wednesday November 8th next @ 8:00pm sharp in the Carraig Hotel, Carrick on Suir, Co. Tipperary.
Tickets for this event are €10 (payable at the door on the night). To pre-book please call Ms Ann Ellis: TEL. 086 3873882.