A number of the orders have already been lifted.
Seven Irish food businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in June, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
The affected businesses are located in Laois, Dublin, Mayo and Wexford.
Closure orders were issued for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010.
The closure orders that were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 applied to:
- Sal’s – Main Street, Borris-in-Ossory, Laois (Order issued: 22 June, and lifted: 25 June)
- Roshan Restaurant & Takeaway, Unit 8, Besser Drive, Clondalkin (Order issued 22 June, and lifted: 29 June)
- Little Italy, 3 Irish Street, Bunclody, Wexford (Order issued: 11 June, and lifted: 15 June)
And the closure orders that were served under the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2010 applied to:
- Just Baked (Closed area: The unregistered storeroom adjacent to the bakery), Barcastle Industrial Estate, Springfield Road, Castlebar (Order issued: 15 June)
- Lyndon’s Kitchen Food Business, Main Street, Balla, Mayo (Order issued: 13 June)
- Sheeran’s Pub (Closed activity: preparation and service of food (excluding beverages)), Coolrain, Mountrath, Laois (Order issued: 12 June)
- Andrews, 2 Main Street, Shankill, County Dublin (Order issued: 5 June, and lifted: 8 June)
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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