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Fitness & Health

01st Aug 2019

Seven Irish food businesses served with closure orders in July

Alan Loughnane

food closures in June

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Seven Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in July, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).

The affected businesses are located in Limerick, Kildare, Kilkenny, Carlow, Tipperary and Dublin.

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.

Six closure orders were served under the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2010 on:

  • China Kitchen, Unit 7, Captain’s Hill, Leixlip, Kildare (Order served on 2 July, order lifted on 11 July)
  • Diamond Pizza, Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9 (Order served on 16 July, order lifted on 19 July)
  • Tasty Bites, Main Street, Caherconlish, Limerick (Order served on 18 July, order lifted on 24 July)
  • Tang City, Kickam Street, Nenagh, Tipperary (Order served on 22 July, order lifted on 25 July)
  • Fresh Bite, Green Callan Street, Kilkenny (Order served on 22 July)
  • Govindas Restaurant, Abbey Street Middle, Dublin 1 (Order served on 26 July, order lifted 29 July)

One closure order was served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:

  • Needs Asian Grocery, Closh Business Park, Staplestown Road, Carlow (Order served 19 July, Order lifted 30 July)

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.