A Tipperary food business was among seven premises served with Closure Orders by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland during May.
Jilly & Joe’s, located at the Dove Hill Centre in Ballynoran, Carrick-on-Suir, was served with a Closure Order relating specifically to the cooling of cooked foods. The closed activity involved the cooling of cooked foods including meat, poultry, gravies, sauces, rice and potatoes.
According to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, one of the issues identified in May’s enforcement actions was that food was not being cooled in line with the critical cooling limits set out in a business’s HACCP food safety plan. Proper cooling of cooked foods is an important food safety control, as incorrect cooling can allow harmful bacteria to grow.
The order against Jilly & Joe’s was one of five Closure Orders served under the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020.
Across the country, seven Closure Orders were issued in total during the month. Other businesses affected included premises in Meath, Dublin, Westmeath, Carlow and Limerick.
The FSAI said the reasons behind May’s enforcement orders included serious hygiene and food safety concerns. These included evidence of rodent activity, dirty food preparation areas, unsafe food handling practices, inadequate cleaning, poor waste management, lack of hand washing controls and inappropriate food storage.
FSAI Chief Executive Mr Greg Dempsey said the issues identified pointed to clear failures in basic food safety controls. He said food safety management systems are not optional and must be properly implemented, maintained and monitored.
He added that where basic standards are not met, there is a risk to public health and enforcement action will continue where necessary.
Details of food businesses served with enforcement orders are published on the FSAI website. Closure Orders remain listed for three months from the date a premises is judged to have corrected the food safety issue.
The National Agricultural Inspection Programme (NAIP) Report details the findings of the farm inspections completed by local authorities in 2025, as required under the Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters Regulations.
Local authorities inspected 4,315 farms in 2025 – 96% of the annual target of 4,500 set by the EPA and a 66% increase on 2024.
Of these, 43% of farms were found to be non-compliant with the relevant regulations.
Follow-up inspections by local authorities found 48% of these farms had remediated the issues and were compliant as a result.
2,935 enforcement actions were taken by local authorities.
1,555 additional local authority inspections were completed arising from complaints, incidents and planning applications.
Poor farm management practices are the main reasons for non-compliances and, in particular, poor control of soiled water, discharges with potential to impact water quality and inadequate management of farmyard manure.
Scum of unknown content clearly visible in river Suir, in Thurles town centre.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released The National Agricultural Inspection Programme (NAIP) report which details farm inspections completed by local authorities in 2025. The NAIP aims to achieve higher levels of compliance and strengthen enforcement with the Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters Regulations and in doing so reduce the impacts of agricultural activity on water quality.
The EPA has set inspection targets for each local authority under the NAIP, which prioritises areas where agricultural activity poses the greatest risk to water quality. In 2025, 4,315 farms were inspected by local authorities, which is 96% of the annual target of 4,500 set by the EPA.
Problem not all caused by the farming community: Supermarket trolley in bed with River Suir water lilies.
These inspections found a non-compliance rate of 43% due to poor farming practices or management. Some of the main reasons for non-compliance include:
Uncontrolled run-off from farmyard manure,
Inadequate management of silage pits,
Silage effluent discharging to groundwater,
Clean water not properly segregated and soiled water not properly managed,
Inadequate storage capacity,
Inadequate management and control of slurry.
Poor farming management practices can pollute rivers, streams and coastal waters through the release of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorous. Harmful pathogens and nitrates may also pose a risk to human health through contamination of drinking water wells and/or abstraction sources.
Commenting on the report, Dr Tom Ryan, Director of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Enforcement said: “The significant increase in the number of farm inspections carried out by local authorities in 2025 is welcomed. Agriculture remains a significant pressure on our water quality and the non-compliance rate found during inspections remains too high. Farm compliance with the Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters Regulations is essential to protecting and improving water quality. In addition, a more consistent and sustained enforcement effort is needed across all local authorities to ensure full compliance with these Regulations and to protect public health and the environment.”
Follow-up inspections by local authorities are critical to ensure that non-compliances are remediated. In addition, non-compliant farmers may be subject to enforcement actions which may result in a penalty to their Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) Scheme payments, a prosecution or a combination of both. A total of 2,935 enforcement actions were taken by local authorities in 2025.
Mr Ray Cullinane, Acting Programme Manager, Office of Environmental Enforcement said: “Local authorities must sustain the increased level of farm-inspection activity achieved in 2025. To address the high non-compliance rate, local authorities should increase follow-up inspections to close out outstanding cases and ensure full compliance with the relevant Regulations. In parallel, local authorities, advisory services and industry stakeholders must also strengthen compliance-promotion and awareness-raising activities to support farmers in meeting their regulatory obligations”.
Message: The above batch of Biona Organic Organic Himalayan Basmati Brown Rice is being recalled due to the presence of the unauthorised pesticide ethylene oxide. Ethylene oxide is a pesticide that is not permitted for use in foods sold in the EU, but is approved for use by other countries outside the EU. Although the consumption of the contaminated product does not pose an acute risk to health, there is an increased risk if there is continued consumption of ethylene oxide in contaminated food over a long period of time. Therefore, exposure to ethylene oxide needs to be minimised.
Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batch.
Presence of almond in a batch of Fun Cakes Hazelnut Praline spread.
Alert Summary dated Friday, 05 June 2026.
Allergy Alert Notification: 2026.A17. Allergen: Nuts. Product Identification: Fun Cakes Hazelnut Praline spread; pack size: 325g. Batch Code: L:25272B; best before date: 31/10/2026. Please note that all batches and best before dates may also contain undeclared almond. Country Of Origin: Netherlands.
Message: Almond was detected in the above batch of Fun Cakes Hazelnut Praline spread, which is not declared in the ingredients list. In addition, all batches and all best before dates of this spread may also contain undeclared almonds. This may make these batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of nuts (almonds) and therefore, these consumers should not eat the implicated batches. The affected batches are being recalled.
Incorrectly declared pistachios in specific batches of Gran Grans Foods Homemade Pistachio Spread.
Alert Summary dated Wednesday, June 3rd 2026.
Allergy Alert Notification: 2026.A16 Allergen: Nuts Product Identification: Gran Grans Foods Homemade Pistachio Spread; pack size: 226g Batch Code: Please see table below. Country Of Origin: Ireland
Message: Nuts (pistachios) are not emphasised in the ingredients list of the above batches of Gran Grans Foods Homemade Pistachio Spread. This may make these batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of nuts (pistachios) and therefore, these consumers should not eat the implicated batches. The affected batches are being recalled.
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