Rodent Droppings Lead To Closure of McDonald’s Storage Unit.

Rodent Droppings Lead to Closure of McDonald’s Storage Unit in Drogheda.

A storage unit at McDonald’s in Drogheda, Co Louth, has been served with a closure order by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) after rodent droppings were discovered on shelving and food equipment.

An FSAI inspector’s report found that cleaning agents and disinfectants intended for use on food equipment were also stored in the same area, leaving them vulnerable to contamination.
The unit was also described as inadequately pest-proofed.

The closure order applied specifically to the storage unit at the side of the McDonald’s premises on The Waterfront, Rathmullen Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth.

Separately, here in Thurles, Co Tipperary, An Coimisiún Pleanála has upheld planning permission for a new McDonald’s Burger outlet. The restaurant is expected to be erected on the south side of Lidl Supermarket, along the Clongour Road leading out of Thurles town.

In all the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE) served eight Closure Orders and one Prohibition Order on food businesses during the month of August for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020.