Multiple closure orders issued in popular Dublin food court due to ‘cockroach infestation’

There was also multiple instances of 'heavy rodent activity'.

The five businesses are all located in the Moore Street Mall on the northside of the inner city.

Four out of the five businesses - traditional Georgian restaurant Georgian Delight, Brazilian restaurant Sabor Nordestino, Pakistani and Indian buffet Spicy Bite and Polish food shop Smaczne.Go! - were given closure orders in part because of an ongoing cockroach infestation.

Another Polish food shop, Mroz, was given a closure order due to evidence of "heavy rodent activity".

Overall there were 21 closures served by the FSAI in April, the highest number in over four years.

Fourteen of the closures were in Dublin, while the rest were spread across Cork, Limerick, Roscommon, Donegal and Kerry.

Some of the reasons for the Enforcement Orders in April include evidence of rodent infestation, significant amounts of rodent droppings throughout the premises, ongoing cockroach infestation in the premises, mouse droppings in multiple food areas and heavy rodent and cockroach activity.

Other reasons include the sale of food with the claim ‘nut free’ or ‘gluten free’ in a premises that contains tree nuts and peanuts and walls of an establishment in a poor state of structural repair with extensive dampness, mould growth and flaking.

Multiple closure orders in popular Dublin food court due to 'cockroach infestation'

Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, FSAI, said that the high number of Closure Orders needing to be served in April is alarming.

“Twenty one Closure Orders served in one month is the highest number since November 2019, when the same number were also issued. Amongst the reasons for the Closure Orders in April, a lack of adequate procedures to control pests was frequently cited.

"This resulted in evidence of widespread mice and cockroach activity, which leads to a serious risk of food being contaminated and poses a grave and immediate danger to public health.

"Food businesses must ensure that their food business is properly pest proofed, and that they take effective action if there is a pest infestation."

All 21 Closure Orders in April

Fifteen Closure Orders were served under the FSAI Act, 1998, on:

• Ginger Lillies Chinese Restaurant, 18 Mulgrave Street, Limerick
• Medina Kebab (Lets Eat) (Take away), 329 Blarney Street, Cork
• Georgian Delight (service sector), Kitchen 3, 58-66 Parnell Street, Moore Street Mall, Moore Street, Dublin 1
• Sabor Nordestino (restaurant/café), 58-66 Parnell Street, Moore Street Mall, Moore Street, Dublin 1
• Spicy Bite (restaurant/café), Unit 1, Moore Mall, Moore Street, Dublin 1
• Mroz (retailer), Moore Street Mall, Moore Street, Dublin 1
• Smaczne.Go! (restaurant/café), Moore Street Mall, 58/66 Parnell Street, North City, Dublin 1
• D Candy (retailer), Main Street, Roscommon
• Uptown Restaurant, Old Milk Market Lane, Killarney, Kerry
• Payless Grocery & Meat, 46 Port Road, Letterkenny, Donegal
• Bites By Kwanghi (restaurant/café), Capital Dock, 83 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2
• Fresh (restaurant/café), Capital Dock, 4-5 Stephens Walk, Dublin 2
• Musashi Noodles and Sushi (restaurant/café), 15 Capel Street, Dublin 1
• All Bar Chicken (Closed area: the kitchen and storage areas) (restaurant/café), 47 Nassau Street, Dublin 2
• Fortune Terrace (restaurant/café), 46-49 O’Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1

Six Closure Orders was served under the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020 on:

• Chicking (restaurant/café), Unit 3, O’Boyce’s Corner, Port Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
• Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel (Closed areas: the operations from Albert & Behan Kitchen, PJ’s Kitchen and Mapas Kitchen – the serving of beverages from the bar area is not affected by this closure order), Killiney Hill Road, Killiney, Co. Dublin
• Café Brazil (retailer), 63 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
• The Ballsy Baker (Closed activity: preparation production and sale of food product with the claim ‘Nut Free’ and ‘Gluten Free’, and internet sites or social media sites it operates promoting and advertising the sale of food with these claims) (retailer), 10 Saint Mochtas Lawn, Clonsilla, Dublin 15
• Oriental Pantry (retailer), 22-23 Moore Street, Dublin 1
• Pastel King (restaurant/café), 22-23 Moore Street, Dublin 1

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