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Four Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in February, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
The food businesses were issued with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998.
Four closure orders – on food businesses in Dublin, Mayo, Cork and Waterford – were served in total, all of which were issued under the FSAI Act, 1998, on:
- Anu’s Kitchen, Unit 3, Glen Abbey Complex, Belgard Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24 (Order served on 1 February, order lifted on 12 February)
- Costa Coffee, Pearse Street, Ballina, Co. Mayo (Order served on 10 February, order lifted on 12 February)
- Camile Thai (Closed area: upstairs attic storage space), Looney’s Cross, Bishopstown, Co. Cork (Order served on 20 February)
- Polish Grocery Janosiki (Closed area: the rear external yard which was being used to smoke meats), 17 Mary Street, Dungarvan, Waterford (Order served on 21 February)
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.
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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