Rodent activity was found on the premises.
A popular Dublin pub is among 12 businesses that were issued closure orders for July.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) reported on Thursday that a total of 16 Enforcement Orders (12 closure orders and four prohibition orders) were served on food businesses last month for breaches of food safety legislation.
Hartigan’s on Leeson Street was issued a closure order on July 22 which was lifted on July 30.
The FSAI report that the pub had a rodent carcass “in a snap trap in the room adjacent to the keg room”.
They also found a rodent leg found in a snap trap in the drink store.
16 Enforcement Orders served on food businesses in July.
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The Enforcement Orders were issued by Environmental Health Officers in the @HSELive.
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12 closure orders issued for Irish businesses in July
Other businesses issued closure orders for July include: The Garden @ The Shannon Bar in Roscommon; Fayrouz Restaurant in Dublin 8; and Riverhouse Café in Tipperary, Boba Bar in Dublin 1 and Duud in Dublin 15.
The remaining businesses issued closing orders were all located in Fonthill Retail Park in Clondalkin, Co Dublin.
They include Eurasia Supermarket, Evergreen Retail Limited, Humeera Traders Limited (retailer), Spice Village Indian Street Food (retailer), Eurasia Supermarket (Closed area: First floor food storage hall & attached kitchen area only), and Spice Village Indian Street Food (Closed area – First floor food storage hall & attached kitchen area only).
The main reason for closure orders in July was evidence of ongoing cockroach activity, which led to the serving of six Closure Orders on food businesses at one location.
Other reasons included live cockroaches found in equipment and on traps in the kitchen area, rodent activity, food with either expired, missing or altered use-by dates, equipment like meat slicers congealed with fat and stale food debris, and continuous failure to maintain consistent cleaning standards.
Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, FSAI, commented on the July closure orders: “Filthy premises, unsafe food storage and inadequate pest control measures are once again the primary reasons for this month’s Enforcement Orders.
“These violations demonstrate a total disregard for food safety requirements and highlight the ongoing failure of some food businesses to maintain basic, consistent cleaning practices, and this failure poses a significant risk to public health.
“Food businesses have a legal responsibility to ensure the safety of the food they produce, distribute or sell by maintaining proper storage temperatures, ensuring staff are properly trained, having stringent hygiene practices and ensuring their food businesses are fully pest proofed.
“Achieving a strong food safety culture requires continuous and consistent training for all team members.”
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