Rodents, no hot water and a dead bird: 13 food businesses issued with closure orders last month [Video]

THE FOOD SAFETY Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has said it is “very concerning” that it issued 16 enforcement orders on food businesses last month for breaches of food safety legislation.

Ten closure orders were issued under Ireland’s FSAI Act 1998 and a further six were issued under the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations 2020.

Eleven of the businesses were in Dublin, while the others were located in Cork, Tipperary and Limerick.

One prosecution was taken by the HSE in the month in relation to Cork Oriental Supermarket at 13 Dalton’s Avenue in Cork, which resulted in two separate fines of €4,000 and €3,000, respectively. 

The nine businesses served with a closure order under the FSAI Act 1998 were:

• Glens Takeaway and Diner, Cappaughna, Glengarriff, Cork
• Grace’s Garden (service sector), Dublin Road, Shankill, Dublin
• Koffee and Kale (restaurant/café), 21B Hill Street, Dublin 1
• Spar (closed area: deli area only), Unit 3, 111 Reubens Square, Dolphins Barn, Dublin 8
• Kimex Ireland Limited (small meat manufacturing plant), Unit 7, Golden Bridge Industrial …