The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that 11 Enforcement Orders were served on food businesses during the month of January for breaches of either Irish or EU food safety legislation. The Enforcement Orders were issued by Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE).
Five Closure Orders were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 premises in Dublin, Waterford, Sligo and on an external drinks storage area at the Miners Rest Public House in Ballingarry.
The closure in Ballingarry was for 3 days – from the 14th to 17th January until repairs were completed to the storage area. Inspectors had found that adequate procedures were not in place to control pests in the external drinks storage room in close proximity to opened boxes of bottled alcoholic drinks which were not protected against contamination. The building had an unfinished area of the wall beside the door, at the pipework in the unfinished area of the wall, and at the unfinished area of the ceiling.
Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, FSAI, is highlighting that the legal onus is on food businesses to ensure they fully comply with food safety legislation at all times.
