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02nd Apr 2018

Six Irish food businesses were served with closure orders in March

Rory Cashin

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Six Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in February, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).

The affected businesses are located in Dublin 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.

Six closure orders were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:

  • Aladdins Cave, Montessori School and Creche, Stoney Lane, Ardee, Louth (Order served on 6 March, order lifted on 11 March)
  • SM Cuisine Limited T/A Dera, 138 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 (Served 8 March, lifted 12 March)
  • Hab Foods Limited t/a Haji Baba (Closed Area: Black container unit located adjacent to the main building only), Unit 20 Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot Road Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 (Served 9 March)
  • Paparazzi, 35 Main St Ongar, Dublin 15 (Served 14 March, lifted 29 March)
  • Oche Takeaway, Unit 5, Tallaght Retail Centre High Street Tallaght, Dublin 24 (Served 15 March, lifted 17 March)
  • Panda House, 43 Barrack Street Dundalk, Louth (Served 28 March)

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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