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08th Aug 2018

Dead flies, live rats, and “evidence of an active mouse infestation” leads to closure orders for 15 Irish restaurants in July

Rory Cashin

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Six of the businesses are located in Dublin.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland have released the full details of food closures around Ireland for the month of July, with fifteen businesses served the orders in July.

Some of the reasons for the Enforcement Orders in July include:

A live rat seen in the rear storage area.

A foul smell in the potato chipping room.

Storage area not being properly pest-proofed.

Rodent droppings on food shelf.

Evidence of rodent activity in shop floor area.

No facilities, equipment, or chemicals provided for cleaning purposes.

Staff toilet out of service for over a month.

Lack of basic knowledge of food safety management.

Evidence of an active mouse infestation.

A significant number of mouse droppings observed on shelving and baking equipment.

Lack of allergen information.

The presence of many flies in the premises particularly in the raw meat and deli counter areas.

The kitchen and associated areas in a filthy condition.

No running hot water available at sinks.

The closure orders that were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 applied to:

Shannon Heritage at Bunratty Folk Park, trading as Bakery (Order issued: 13 July, and lifted: 18 July), Bunratty Castle & Folk Park Bunratty, Clare

Neree Mbala (Order issued: 12 July) 10a Base Enterprise Centre Damastown Road Mulhuddart, Dublin 15

Roberto’s (Closed area: food storage and potato peeling area at the rear of the premises) (Order issued: 5 July, and lifted: 18 July), 12 Ranelagh, Dublin 6

Supervalu (Closed area: Loose/open food areas – deli, fish counter, butchery counter, bakery, salad bar, shop floor hot counter, fruit & veg) (Order issued: 11 July, and lifted: 13 July), Walkinstown Road Dublin 12

And the closure orders that were served under the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2010 applied to:

Totu Douglas (Closed area: Raw meat, butcher counter and deli counter area) (Order issued: 12 July) 2 Church Road Douglas West, Cork

Anu’s Kitchen Unit 3 Glen Abbey Complex Belgard Road Tallaght, Dublin 24

Clarke’s 24 Fassaugh Avenue Cabra, Dublin 7 (Order issued: 12 July, and lifted: 13 July)

Grace’s Garden Main Street Shankill County Dublin (Order issued: 18 July, and lifted: 19 July)

Glanworth Takeaway Main Street Glanworth, Cork (Order issued: 20 July, and lifted: 27 July)

Dragon Inn Unit 4, Ashbourne Town Centre Ashbourne, Meath (Order issued: 24 July, and lifted: 26 July)

Alchemy By The Lough 1B Valentine Villas, The Lough Road, Cork (Order issued: 24 July)

Declan Lavers Dromleena Dunmanway, Cork (Order issued: 26 July)

Ricky’s Fastfood and Indian Takeaway 1 Abbey Street Roscrea Tipperary (Order issued: 26 July)

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