Thursday, 9 April 2015

 The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that one Closure Order and one Prohibition Order were served on food businesses during the month of March for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998.  The Orders were issued by environmental health officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE).

One Closure Order was served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:

• Millars Restaurant, Ballydangan, Athlone, Roscommon

One Prohibition Order was served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:

• Alimentara Transilvania (grocery), Unit 2-2A, Coolmine Industrial Estate, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 

Commenting on these latest Enforcement Orders, Dr Bernard Hegarty, Director of Service Contracts, FSAI, stated that vigilance is always required in relation to food safety and that the legal onus is on food businesses to act responsibly and ensure that the food they serve and sell is safe to eat.

“While most food businesses are committed to high standards for the health of their customers, this is not always the case. We’re urging food businesses to make sure that they have a food safety management system in place and that it is consulted and updated on a regular basis to ensure non-compliance issues and breaches of food safety legislation do not occur.”

Details of the food businesses served with Enforcement Orders are published on the FSAI’s website.  Closure Orders and Improvement Orders will remain listed on the website for a period of three months from the date of when a premise is adjudged to have corrected its food safety issue, with Prohibition Orders being listed for a period of one month.