The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE) and officers in the Food Safety Authority (FSAI) served 13 Closure Orders and one Prohibition Order on food businesses during the month of June 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.
Eight Closure Orders were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:
Navan Asian Store (Closed activities: butcher counter and area including coldroom) (Butcher Shop), 4 Metges lane, Navan, Meath.
Meat Stall Vehicle registration 172-C-2476 (Retailer), trading at Balbriggan Market, County Dublin.
M&M Meat (Retailer), trading at Balbriggan Market, County Dublin.
Foodstall – Vehicle registration 222-D-9510 (Retailer), trading at Balbriggan Market, Balbriggan, County Dublin.
Branza Foodstall – Vehicle registration 131-D-40171 (Retailer), trading at Balbriggan Market, County Dublin.
The establishment, trading as Liviu Lacatus, Coolnacon, Clonroche, Wexford.
The establishment, trading as Adina Fusteac, Coolnacon, Clonroche, Wexford.
Premises occupied by Aleksej Kardasev, warehouse at Shercock Road (Retailer), Carrickmacross, Monaghan.
Five Closure Orders were served under the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020 on:
RAHA Indian Cuisine (Closed activities: The preparation and sale of ready-to-heat meals and onion bhajis to other food businesses) (Restaurant/Café), 32 Park Street, Dundalk, Louth
Esquires Coffee (Closed activity: Closure of any activity requiring the storage of ready to eat high risk perishable foods) (Restaurant/Café), Unit 1F, Navan Town Centre, Kennedy Road, Navan, Meath
Atlantic Chinese Restaurant, East End Ballybunion, Kerry
Al Huda Grocery (Wholesaler/Distributor), 72A Summerhill, Dublin 1
Asian Delights (Take Away), Dublin Industrial Estate, 106 Lagan Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11
One Prohibition Order was served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:
Meat Stall, Vehicle registration 172-C-2476 (Retailer), trading at Balbriggan Market, County Dublin.
Among the reasons for the Enforcement Orders in June are: failure to notify the competent authority of the establishment of a food business; evidence of a pest infestation in food preparation areas, including live cockroaches, slugs, spiders and woodlice; evidence of rodent activity, including rodent droppings on shelving used to store food and on food packaging and food contact equipment; absence of suitable hand washing facilities; food not protected from the risk of contamination; absence of basic cleaning including chopping boards black with mould, cooking equipment congealed with heavy black grease and food debris; plastic wall sheeting placed around a premises including in the food rooms and the staff toilet to act as doorways; unsuitable layout and design of a premises preventing hygienic food preparation, with no designated food preparation areas; food stored at incorrect temperatures; lack of effective food traceability system in place; food worker wearing an unclean uniform that was heavily stained and covered in old food debris.
Commenting today, Mr Greg Dempsey, Chief Executive, FSAI, said: “It is unacceptable that we continue to see enforcement action being required due to basic and repeated breaches of food safety standards. Effective food safety management systems, proper hygiene practices, pest control and staff training are fundamental legal obligations of every food business. Consumers have a right to safe food, and it is the legal responsibility of food businesses to ensure that food is produced, handled and served safely.
It is also concerning that, we have found instances of unregistered food businesses, operating illegally without notifying the competent authority, therefore bypassing essential food safety controls and putting consumers health at risk. Food law requires all food businesses to be notified to the relevant competent authority irrespective of the size or type of food business. This requirement ensures that food businesses will be registered and/or approved with the appropriate inspection agency to ensure food safety and protect consumer health,” added Mr Dempsey.
Details of the food businesses served with Enforcement Orders are published on the FSAI’s website. 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.
Individual Enforcement Reports can be found HERE
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