The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today announced nine enforcement orders had been served on food businesses in September for breaches of food safety legislation, the highest issued in a month so far this year.
Among those businesses served with closure orders were Ely Winebar and Café (part of basement), 22/23 Ely Place, Dublin 2, and Wax/Spy public house, Powerscourt Townhouse, Dublin 2, and Wax/Spy public house (basement and stores).
Closure orders were also served on Mullallys grocery (storage areas only), Main Street, Roscrea, Tipperary; Fortune Star House take-away in Tramore, Co Waterford; Five Alley Bar and Restaurant: food preparation and storage areas (not bar or bar store), Carrigatogher, Nenagh, Tipperary; and China Garden take-away, in Balbriggan, Co Dublin.
Prohibition orders were served on Wax/Spy public house, Powerscourt Townhouse, Dublin 2, and Ely Winebar and Café, 22/23 Ely Place, Dublin 2.
Dr John O'Brien, FSAI chief executive, said: "The number of enforcement orders issued in September represents the highest number of orders issued in one month so far this year.
"We continue to stress to food businesses that it is their responsibility to adhere to best practice set down in law or there will be consequences such as enforcement orders. Our main priority is the safety of the consumer in relation to food, and the food they purchase must be produced to the highest standards attainable."
A closure order is issued if in the opinion of the authorised officer, there is or there is likely to be a grave and immediate danger to public health at/or in the food premises. The orders may be lifted when the premises has improved to the satisfaction of the authorised officer.
A prohibition order is issued if activities - handling, processing, disposal, manufacturing, storage, distribution or selling food - entail or are likely to entail a serious risk to public health from a particular product, class, batch or item of food. The order prohibits the sale of the product, either temporarily or permanently.
Details of the food businesses served with these enforcement orders are published on the FSAI's website at www.fsai.ie
Closure orders stay listed 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.
