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Recall of batches of Magnum Classic Ice Cream Sticks, 3x100ml, due to the possible presence of metal pieces.
Alert Summary dated Friday, March 29th 2024.
Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2024.10
Product Identification: Magnum Classic Ice Cream Sticks; pack size 3x100ml
Batch Code: L3324, L3325, L3326, L3327, L3328; best before end: 11/2025
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Message: The above batches of Magnum Classic Ice Cream Sticks are being recalled due to the possible presence of metal pieces.
Action Required: Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, caterers & retailers are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.
Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.
  
Worms in frozen dumplings – Stone in black pudding – Dead mouse in strawberries.
A total of 7,732 complaints and queries were handled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) Advice Line in 2023.
Announcing details today of the complaints and queries last year, the FSAI stated that there were 4,395 complaints from consumers, with 31.9% of complaints relating to poor hygiene standards, 27.2% to unfit food and 26.7% to suspected food poisoning.
Overall, the 4,395 complaints in 2023 saw an 8.3% increase compared with 4,058 complaints in 2022, which continues an overall upwards trend over the past decade. All complaints received by the FSAI in 2023 were followed up and investigated by food inspectors throughout the country.
Poor hygiene standards were most frequently reported in 2023, which included complaints about: staff not having hair covered during food preparation; toilets being dirty; staff handling food and cash with the same gloves; food unprotected from contamination (e.g. flies around baked goods on the counter); bins outside overflowing and attracting animals; dirty fridges; food not being stored correctly; visibly dirty premises; and rodents spotted.
The second most frequently reported category related to unfit food, which means food that is not safe to eat. Unfit food includes contamination with a foreign object. Commonly reported foreign objects in food included: plastic; hair; insects; glass; stones and wood.
Examples include: insect found in instant noodles; snail found in coleslaw; dead mouse found in punnet of strawberries; stone found in black pudding; mould in prepacked rice bag; piece of bone found in a chocolate bar; worms in frozen dumplings; piece of plastic inside a pepper pot; part of a latex glove found in bag of spinach; a shard of glass in a loaf of bread; metal shaving in takeaway noodles; and a metal pin in a prepacked salad.
Other complaints regarding unfit food cited meats not cooked completely; food that smelled/tasted off; food sold past their use-by dates; and mould on foods.
The third most frequently reported category related to reports of suspected food poisoning, with chicken; beef; fish; and shellfish as the most common food mentioned in the complaint.
The breakdown of all complaints are as follows:
Hygiene standards: 1,404.
Unfit food: 1,196.
Suspect food poisoning: 1,175.
Labelling: 231
Allergen Information: 149.
Others: 181.
Unregistered food business: 59.
Dr Pamela Byrne, (Chief Executive, FSAI,) stressed the importance of making complaints to the FSAI, so that any food safety issues can be addressed.
“Our online complaint form continues to be a valuable resource enabling the public to contact us with their food safety complaints. It is crucial for food establishments to maintain high standards of food safety practices, and reports made by the public greatly assist Environmental Health Officers, veterinary and agricultural inspectors, sea-fisheries inspection officers, and laboratory staff in their work. While routine inspections are carried out regularly, reports from the public help to identify specific issues, ensuring swift identification of potential threats to public health. The increase in complaints reflects a growing awareness among the public of their right to safe food and the importance of high standards of food safety and hygiene. We encourage anyone who observes poor hygiene or food safety practices to promptly report it to FSAI for thorough investigation by the relevant authorities,” said Dr Byrne.
The FSAI’s Advice Line also offers advice and information and during 2023, there were 3,337 queries from people working in the food industry; food safety consultants; researchers; consumers; and others. Popular topics included: how to start a food business; requests for FSAI publications; food labelling information; best practice in food businesses; food safety training; imports/exports, and several others.
The FSAI Advice Line is contactable through our online complaint form ‘makeitbetter’ or through our online query form. The FSAI Instagram, facebook and X pages are also resources with up-to-the-minute information in relation food safety: www.facebook.com/FSAI and @FSAIinfo.
Recall of Village Bakery White Tortilla Wraps due to the possible presence of metal pieces.
Alert Summary dated Sunday, 17th March 2024.
Category 1: For Action,
Alert Notification: 2024.09,
Product Identification: Village Bakery 8 Tortilla Wraps White; pack size 8x62g.
Batch Code: All best before dates.
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom.
Message: All best before dates of Village Bakery 8 Tortilla Wraps White are being recalled due to the possible presence of metal pieces as the product may have been tampered with. Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale in Aldi stores.
Action Required: Retailers are requested to remove the product from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.
Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat the product.
Recall of a batch of Sisu Ginger Flavoured Organic Kombucha, due to carbonation which may cause cans to expand and burst.
Alert Summary dated Wednesday, March 13th 2024.
Category 1: For Action.
Alert Notification: 2024.08.
Product Identification: Sisú Ginger Flavoured Organic Kombucha; pack size: 330ml cans and 12x330ml case.
Batch Code L47309: best before end: 30/11/2024
Country Of Origin: Ireland
Message: The above batch of Sisú Ginger Flavoured Organic Kombucha Live Cultured Sparkling Drink is being recalled due to carbonation which may cause cans to expand and burst.
Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.
Action Required: Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batch from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.
Consumers: Consumers are advised not to drink the implicated batch.
Published by Food Safety Authority of Ireland on Tuesday, March 12th, 2024.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that ten ‘Closure Orders’ were served on food businesses during the month of February, 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.
The Closure Orders were issued by Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE).
Thankfully no Closure Orders were served; holding addresses in Co. Tipperary.
Dr Pamela Byrne, (Chief Executive, FSAI), said that food safety is a legal requirement and that all food businesses must comply with the law.
“Food safety is not a ‘nice to have’ in a food business. It’s a legal requirement and the law is there to protect consumer health. Consumers have a right to safe food and the food business owner is legally responsible for ensuring that the food they produce is safe to eat. Maintaining a clean premises that is fit for purpose, managing pest control, properly labelling produce and providing traceability information are mandatory legal requirements for all food businesses. By neglecting to uphold basic food safety and hygiene standards, a business not only jeopardises the health of its customers, but also risks damaging its own reputation as a trustworthy food business.” said Dr Byrne.
Some of the reasons for the Enforcement Orders in February include: evidence of a rodent infestation; significant amount of rodent droppings throughout the premises; the sale of food product with the claim ‘nut free’ in a premises that contains tree nuts and peanuts and has inadequate procedures in place to avoid cross-contamination; the preparation of raw chicken on the equipment sink, with blood present and without any evidence of cleaning; food not protected against contamination; uncovered cooked rice stored on a bin next to a container of raw chicken; storage of unlabelled food; the presence of personal items such as a mattress, blankets and duvet in the ambient food storage unit of the food business; the presence of cosmetics including face washes, oils and toothpaste at the kitchen food wash sink; failure to maintain temperature and monitoring records; evidence that articles, fittings and equipment coming into contact with food were not effectively cleaned and disinfected; use of a domestic premises to provide off-site catering.
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 from the date the Order was lifted.
Five Closure Orders were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:
Lusk Chinese Take Away, Station Road, Lusk, Co. Dublin
Offbeat Donuts (Closed area: Upstairs storage area only) (restaurant/café), 17 French Church Street, Cork
Coriander Nepalese and Indian Restaurant, 1 Tramway Terrace, Douglas, Cork
Strudel Artisan Bakery, 105 Patrick Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Amerta Chinese Restaurant, 1 Clifton Avenue, Monkstown, Co. Dublin
Five Closure Orders was served under the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020 on:
Hidden Dojo Asian Streetfood (Take Away) (Please note that both Hidden Dojo Asian Streetfood and Wakami Sushi & Asian are two food businesses under the one premises), 47A Phibsborough Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
Wakami Sushi & Asian (Take Away) (Please note that both Hidden Dojo Asian Streetfood and Wakami Sushi & Asian are two food businesses under the one premises), 47A Phibsborough Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
Shinu George (Closed area: Use of domestic premises to provide off-site catering) (Take Away), No 8 Esker Avenue, Ardkeen Village, Waterford.
Hayashi (restaurant/café) 3 JKL Street, Edenderry, Offaly
Pure Indulgence (Closed activities: the activities associated with the preparation, production and sale of food product with the claim ‘Nut Free’ in the above named food business premises) (Restaurant/ Café), Littlepace Shopping Centre, Littlepace, Clonee, Dublin 15
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