Dirt on walls, equipment and surfaces of kitchens were among the reasons cited for ten enforcement orders served by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland last month. Photograph: iStockFresh rat droppings, an “overflow of foul water” in a production area and dirt on walls, equipment and surfaces of kitchens, were among the reasons cited for ten enforcement orders served by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland last month.
One closure order was served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on Le Chocolat de Frèd cafe on Georges Street Lower in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. The kitchen and storage area of Cork Oriental Supermarket on Dalton’s avenue was also hit with a closure order under Food Legislation Regulations as was Hilan Chinese and Korean BBQ restaurant on Capel Street in Dublin and Munch Box Restaurant in Drumcondra in Dublin.Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, FSAI, said that breaches of food safety legislation pose a real danger to consumer health.
Environmental Health Officers, who inspect these food businesses, also continue to encounter cases where consumers’ health is put at risk particularly through a failure to comply with hygiene requirements, pest control and food safety training requirements, which is unacceptable.”