Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)

Cockroaches and inadequate pest-proofing among reasons number of food outlets nationwide issued with closure orders

FSAI serves 10 enforcement orders in July in response to ‘serious, preventable breaches of food safety law’

Food Safety Authority of Ireland launched an investigation following ‘extensive’ outbreak of listeriosis that led to recall of products

Tesco, Lidl, Aldi, Marks & Spencer and Supervalu coriander products from O’Hanlon’s Herbs in Co Wicklow all subject to recal

Withdrawals follow concerns over safety of ready meals produced by Ballymaguire Foods last week

Have your say: After massive food safety recall due to listeria outbreak will these items remain on your shopping list?

Infection results in mild or no symptoms in most cases, but can become serious if it spreads past the digestive system and becomes invasive

FSAI recalls various ready meals found in Tesco, SuperValu, Centra and Aldi

‘Significant’ rodent droppings posed ‘grave, immediate danger’, hygiene inspector said

FSAI say they have not been notified of any Irish companies recalling the product

Views of scheme invited from both consumers and businesses

Elsewhere, HSE inspectors found faecal matter on walls of staff bathroom at Namaste Indian Cuisine in Smithfield

FSAI says people raising inappropriate and unsafe food and practices is ‘vitally important’

Seven restaurants, takeaways and food warehouses in Dublin, Louth, Roscommon and Limerick ordered to close following inspections

Five-week-old child was taken to Drogheda hospital after vomiting up Aptamil formula with 2015 expiry date

Irish-led study finds youths can become sick with ‘glycerol intoxication syndrome’ from drinking the products

Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued 133 enforcement orders last year, a 45% increase

Chief executive of Food Safety Authority of Ireland described number of closure orders served in September as ‘very concerning’

Cockroaches, uncovered bins full of food waste and a lack of hygiene were among the reasons outlets were served with closure orders last month

Supermac’s, Burger King, Brennan’s, Dunnes Stores and Lidl products all included in the alert

Corporation brought judicial review proceedings in 2022 claiming FSAI acted ‘irrationally’ in classification of product

Le Chocolat de Frèd cafe on Georges Street Lower in Dun Laoghaire served with closure order under 1998 FSAI Act

Poor hygiene standards the most frequently reported issue, with other problems including insects found in instant noodles, a dead mouse in strawberries and mould in a prepacked rice bag

Mattresses, medications, clothing and personal food found in Pizza Max, Oldcastle, Co Meath

Consumers are advised not to eat 27 products, including Thai green chicken curry, beef lasagne meals and banana-bread cake

In one business, meat was considered unfit for human consumption due to putrefaction and foreign body contamination

We all need to be attentive to our ‘second brain’ - an inner world of microbes and bacteria that help good health

Consumers advised not to eat any imported frozen food of animal origin bought from Iceland stores since March 3rd

Restaurants, takeaways and convenience stores forced to close due to hygiene issues, lack of labelling and a broken electricity generator

Figures for the level of fragility fractures in people over 40 are a casue for concern, say doctors

There were 39 cases in the first five weeks of the year compared with 18 in the same period last year