Ever eaten in any of these places?
13 Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in November, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
The affected businesses are located in Louth, Clare, Leitrim, Dublin, Donegal, Mayo, Cork, Westmeath, Galway and Kilkenny.
The food businesses were issued with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010.
13 closure orders were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:
- Rice Asian Cuisine, 11 Bridge Street, Ardee, Louth (Order served on 1 November, order lifted on 2 November)
- Everest Express Fish & Chips Take Away, Tulla Road, Ennis, Clare (Order served on 2 November, order lifted on 7 November)
- O’Brien’s Gala, Tulla Road, Ennis, Clare (Order served on 2 November, order lifted on 7 November)
- Tesco Ireland Limited, Dublin Road, Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim (Order served on 6 November, order lifted on 7 November)
- O’Rourke’s, 32 Bridgefoot Street, Dublin 8 (Order served on 7 November, order lifted on 21 November)
- Teach Lisa Creche (Closed area: Kitchen) Newtowncunningham, Donegal
- New World Thai and Chinese Take Away, 275 Glasnevin Avenue, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 (Order served on 14 November, order lifted on 16 November)
- Original Curry House, Main Street, Kiltimagh, Mayo (Order served on 15 November, order lifted on 22 November)
- Dawat Indian Restaurant, Main Street, Castlebar, Mayo
- Colours of India, Unit 2 Hibernian Way, Mallow, Cork (Order served on 15 November, order lifted on 20 November)
- Delvin Mart (Closed area: Restaurant), Delvin, Westmeath
- Galmere Fresh Foods Limited (Closed Area: Manufacturing of ready to eat products containing fresh basil, not subject to heat treatment, as an ingredient) Ballybrit Upper Industrial Estate, Monivea Road, Galway
- The Blue Door, 59 John Street, Kilkenny
More details on the closure orders are available on the FSAI website here.
Under the FSAI Act, 1998, a Closure Order is served where it is deemed that there is or there is likely to be a grave and immediate danger to public health at or in the premises; or where an Improvement Order is not complied with. Closure Orders can refer to the immediate closure of all or part of the food premises, or all or some of its activities.
Under the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010, Closure Orders and Prohibition Orders are served where there is a non-compliance with food legislation
Closure and Improvement Orders will remain in the reports for a period of three months from the date the order was lifted. Prohibition Orders will remain in the reports for a period of one month from the date the order was lifted.
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