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FSAI Report Five Enforcement Orders Served on Food Businesses During October 2023.

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.

Tipperary Farming Families Feature At 2023 NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards.

Two Tipperary Farming Families Featured Among Winners At 2023 NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards.

**Denis and Teresa Bergin, with their son David, who run their family farm in Kilbragh, Cashel, Co. Tipperary.**

The Bergin family, (Who supply Centenerary Thurles Co-op), are from Kilbragh, Cashel were crowned the overall runner up at this year’s ceremony.
Denis and Teresa Bergin, with their son David, run their family farm, supported by their son Keith and daughter Avril. David, a fifth-generation farmer, briefly pursued a career as a jockey before returning to his true passion, dairy farming.
The farm is steeped in history, with the ruins of a 12th-century village standing proudly, preserving a piece of the past. An old church and village on the Bergins’ lane are also part of the farm’s heritage.
The Bergin family preserve the historical buildings that surround them as well as maintaining the land itself. They also won the Environment category.
The family’s love for the herd is obvious through their passionate care of their cows above all else. The Bergins exhibit fantastic family unity, often gathering around the kitchen table where everyone is involved in the decision making on the farm.

**The Lonergan family from Drangan More, Cahir, Co. Tipperary**.

The Lonergan family, (Who supply Tipperary Co-op), are from Drangan More, Cahir, Co. Tipperary, won the Lowest Carbon Footprint Award.
John Lonergan lives on the farm with his wife Martina and their daughter Cora. John has harboured a deep passion for farming since the age of 12 years, before officially taking the reins of their family farm as a 27 year old.
John now hopes to pass the farm down to Cora, who shares an equal love for the land. Martina plays an integral role on the farm and the Lonergan’s close-knit relationship fosters a strong partnership between the three. Together, Martina and Cora stand as shining examples of the invaluable contributions of women in agriculture. The Lonergans have witnessed the transformative journey of farming, from the horse and trap era to embracing modern technologies.

Both awards were presented at a special ceremony held in Ballymaloe House Hotel, Shanagarry, Co. Cork.

Carrick on Suir & District Lions Club Host “How Gut Influences Physical & Mental Well-being.

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.

Possible Presence Of Egg In Specific Batches Of Tesco 20 Crispy Caramel Bites.

Warning: Possible Presence Of Egg In Specific Batches Of Tesco 20 Crispy Caramel Bites.

Allergy Alert Notification: 2023.A27.
Allergen: Egg.
Product Identification: Tesco 20 Crispy Caramel Bite.
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom.

Message: The Food Safety Authority Of Ireland warn consumers that Egg may be present in the above batches of Tesco 20 Crispy Caramel Bites. However, egg is not declared on the list of ingredients. This may make the affected batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of egg.

Oh, I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth.

Poem by British poet, comedian, songwriter and presenter of radio and television programmes Ms Pam Ayres, MBE.

Oh, I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth.

Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth,
And spotted the perils beneath,
All the toffees I chewed,
And the sweet sticky food,
Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth.

I wish I’d been that much more willin’,
When I had more tooth there than fillin’,
To pass up gobstoppers,
From respect to me choppers,
And to buy something else with me shillin’.

When I think of the lollies I licked,
And the liquorice allsorts I picked,
Sherbet dabs, big and little,
All that hard peanut brittle,
My conscience gets horribly pricked.

My Mother, she told me no end,
“If you got a tooth, you got a friend”
I was young then, and careless,
My toothbrush was hairless,
I never had much time to spend.

Oh I showed them the toothpaste all right,
I flashed it about late at night,
But up-and-down brushin’,
And pokin’ and fussin’,
Didn’t seem worth the time… I could bite!

If I’d known I was paving the way,
To cavities, caps and decay,
The murder of fillin’s,
Injections and drillin’s,
I’d have thrown all me sherbet away.

So I lay in the old dentist’s chair,
And I gaze up his nose in despair,
And his drill it do whine,
In these molars of mine,
“Two amalgum,” he’ll say, “for in there.”

How I laughed at my Mother’s false teeth,
As they foamed in the waters beneath,
But now comes the reckonin’
It’s me they are beckonin’
Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth.
END