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03rd Sep 2018

Three Irish food businesses issued with closure orders during the month of August

Alan Loughnane

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Ever been to any of these places?

Three Irish business were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation during the last month, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).

The affected food businesses were located in Meath, Wexford and Louth.

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.

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

  • O’Brien’s Pub and Restaurant, Johnstown Village, Johnstown, Navan, Meath (Order served on 29 August, order lifted on 30 August)
  • Lotus Restaurant, 70 South Main Street, Wexford (Order served on 24 August)
  • Riverview Takeaway, Unit B, Molloy’s Building, Merchant’s Quay, Drogheda, Louth (Order served on 8 August)

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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