The affected businesses are located in Louth, Waterford, Monaghan, Meath, Dublin, Cork, Roscommon, Limerick and Galway.
14 Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in October, 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 and the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010.
14 closure orders were served in total; 10 under the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2010 on:
- Camden Rotisserie (under appeal), 37 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2 (Order served on 1 October, order lifted on 4 October)
- Gabriela’s Tea Room (Closed activity: the manufacture of cakes and confectionery on the premises) Cavan Street, Oldcastle, Meath (Order served on 4 October)
- U Pick Store Unit 6, Westside Business Centre, Seamus Quirke Road, Galway (Order served on 8 October, order lifted on 11 October)
- C&E (Closed activity: the sale and supply of fresh fish and crustaceans) 19 Catherine Street, Limerick (Order served on 17 October)
- Indian Moon, 3A West Douglas, Douglas, Cork (Order served on 17 October, order lifted on 22 October)
- Hot & Tasty Foodstall, Main Road, Ballyforan, Roscommon (Order served on 20 October)
- Cloncat Service Station (Closed Activity: Using water sourced from the private well supplying the business for 1. drinking; 2. making hot/cold drinks or ice; 3. food preparation i.e. washing, 4. as an ingredient in any food prepared on premises) Fordstown, Navan, Meath (Order served on 23 October)
- Celtic Pure, Corcreagh, Shercock, PO Monaghan (Order served on 23 October)
- Wisla Unit 2, Park Road Business Park, Park Road, Waterford (Order served on 24 October, order lifted on 31 October)
- Glyde Fries Takeaway, Main Street, Tallanstown, Louth (Order served on 25 October)
Four closures were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:
- Instanbel Buffet House, 90-91 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 (Order served on 3 October, order lifted on 4 October)
- Euro Corner (Closed area: all of the business except [from 10 October 2019] the grocery in the front of the ground floor, for sales of pre-packed ambient foods only) 13 Broad Street, Waterford City, Waterford (Order served on 7 October, order lifted on 16 October)
- The Whole Hoggs, Rathmaiden, Slane, Meath (Order served on 16 October, order lifted on 22 October)
- NKD Pizza, 9 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6 (Order served on 22 October, order lifted on 24 October)
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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