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SIX FOOD BUSINESSES were ordered to partially or fully close after being found in breach of food safety legislation in April.
According to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, reasons for the closures included the mould growth on an ice making machine, blackened beer taps and an absence of soap and hand drying facilities.
The closure orders were served on:
The restaurant was closed for five days after health inspectors observed “sewage and other wastes overflowing from an open drain in the rear yard” of the restaurant.
“Given that staff occupy this area, a risk of transfer of faecal material from the yard to the kitchen exits, giving rise to a risk of contamination of food,” the inspection report states.
The report also notes that a “defective grease trap” in the kitchen was overflowing with wastewater containing discarded grease.
The FSAI inspectors noted the restaurant had failed to ensure the food was protected from contamination “likely to render the food unfit for human consumption”.
The order was issued under the FSAI Act 1998 on 11 April and subsequently lifted on 16 April.
The full text of the order can be seen here.
The restaurant was closed on 25 April after inspectors found no evidence of routine cleaning taking place, noting a build up of dirt, grease and food debris on the walls and floor in the kitchen.
On the day of inspection, a risk of both direct and indirect cross-contamination in the kitchen was noted:
“Raw squid tubes, partially cooked spring rolls, Chinese leaf lettuce and prawn toast were stored on the raw meat preparation surface in the extremely warm kitchen for the duration of the inspection.”
Inspectors also noted that there was temperature abuse of food evident within the premises, leading to an increased likelihood of bacterial growth which could cause food poisoning.
There were buckets of sauce left on the dirty, greasy floor underneath the cooker where they were open to bacterial growth and physical contamination
A bag of frozen chicken fillets was noted thawing on the dirty floor directly underneath the mechanical dishwasher
The order was issued on 25 April under the EC Official Control of Foodstuffs Regulations 2010.
The full text of the order can be seen here.
The kitchen and outside vegetable preparation area of the hotel were closed for one day after inspectors found that the hygienic condition of the premise could pose a risk of contamination.
The inspector’s report states that on the day of inspection internal surfaces of equipment and the freezers were engrained with dried in dirt and food residue, while the floor was covered in grease and dirt.
The report also notes that the vegetable preparation area was dirty and covered in leaves which had blown in thrown an open door.
The inspector also raised concerned that the accumulation of waste on the premises may attract pests.
The report states:
A food waste bin was in appalling condition with the lid propped open and a foul odour emanating from the same.
The order was issued on 17 April under the EC Official Control of Foodstuffs Regulations 2010 and subsequently lifted on 18 April.
The full text of the order can be seen here.
The business was forced to close for six days after inspectors raised concerns around the preparation and storage of food, along with cleanliness, noting that “equipment surfaces throughout the kitchen were dirty”.
Inspectors found that there was no means for staff to hygienically wash their hands “due to absence of soap and hand drying facilities”.
When it came to food preparation, a “filthy, dirt engrained” wooden chopping block used as a food preparation table. A chopping board was placed on top of this.
At the time of inspection, one food preparation sink was being used for the preparation of raw meat, cooked food preparation and washing of vegetables.
Concern was also raised about the storage of food with the report noting that there was “no effort made to prevent contamination due to lack of segregation of food preparation” and that no evidence was produced that food safety training had been undertaken.
Rice cookers were layered in food debris, not cleaned after previous use. Layers of old rice particles were present around the rim of the rice cooker.
Frozen prawns were being thawed in water at room temperature on the drainer of the wash up sink.
The order was issued on 16 April under the EC Official Control of Foodstuffs Regulations 2010 and subsequently lifted on 23 April.
The full text of the order can be seen here
The restaurant was ordered to close for one day after inspectors found there was no hot running water in the food preparation area or staff toilets.
On the day of inspection, there was no hot running water at the sinks for washing food or for cleaning and disinfecting utensils and equipment. This was also the case at the wash hand basins in the food preparation area and the staff toilets.
Failure to provide an adequate supply of hot running water at sinks and wash hand basins may lead to contamination of food and food contact materials.
The order was issued on 16 April under the EC Official Control of Foodstuffs Regulations 2010 and subsequently lifted on 17 April.
The full text of the order can be seen here
The music bar venue located in the back yard of the pub was ordered to close for one day after inspectors the found the bar was not well maintained, noting cigarette butts and broken glass throughout the venue.
The inspector’s report notes that the level of cleaning was “completely inadequate” as the floor surface throughout was “filthy with grimed dirt”.
All of the equipment behind the bar was also found to be “extremely dirty” with blackened dirt observed around the base of the beer taps, the inner surface of the sink, beer tap and trays.
The door of the ice making machine was very dirty with mould growth observed on the internal surfaces of this unit.
Concern was also raised about the gaps and large holes that evident between the doors and wall surfaces putting the venue at risk of pests.
The order was issued on 11 April under the EC Official Control of Foodstuffs Regulations 2010 and subsequently lifted on 12 April.
The full text of the order can be seen here
Groundhog day yet again
I would love to believe enda but then i remember this https://youtu.be/27UL3tZW1bk
Ff fg copying sf now, sf solgan fairness equality accountability now ff fg fair equal but wait for it no accountability no accountability for the wealthy fg ff taking other peoples ideas for their own political gain is low
One of the things I remember from last government was Ends saying every 100 days he would tell us the general public, the state of affairs of the country and how the government was preforming, he did it once if memory serves me right, does he really expect us to swallow that tripe again ?
In fairness Enda is a man of his word???
Lots of promises and goals but absolutely no plan on how to deliver on any of it . Everything will take an age with commitees and reports and the like .
These are only the first 100 day promises. They mean absolutely nothing. Laughable this government was cobbled together at all. Soon as I saw the name Kappone on the ministerial list. all I could do was laugh. I think this government should be made fun of. Nothing more.
Enda said at the start he is going to continue with the recovery so did ff,recovery = austerity the banks come first
So are they admitting the last government was not about equality because that would be the first truth in a long time.
Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!
My sentiment exactly!!
How is it fair when we have a police state where people are arrested for their political views?
http://utv.ie/News/2016/05/10/Arrests-at-peaceful-water-protest-condemned-58753
“We shall live in a fair society with the laws of the land and the rules of societ being fairer for the few than the many……
Curious to see how ‘equality’ has become the great ‘mortal sin’ idea of our age where everyone dutifully geneflects before the high altar of PC correctness. How about equality of opportunity rather than equality of outcome? Only a lightweight like Kenny could be bullied like this.
We’ll be equal.
It’s just some will be more equal than others.
I think I may have heard this before from the previous Government !
If only the economy was promise based.
But these people and their advisors (bankers) are masters of economics….. what could go wrong (again)!!!
Just words on a page. And you should never judge governments by their words, only their actions. We’ve seen how FG act in government over the past 5 years. Vicious and crippling measures taken against teh most vulnerable, while the haves and have mores laugh all the way to the bank. Not even going into SiteServ, NAMA, Project Eagle etc.
FF vowed to end zero hour contracts in the workplace. How quiet they gave gone now.
What is all this bulls**t about a lack of housing? Walk absolutely any town or city in the country and there are plenty of empty houses. Not just ghost estates. But idle buildings in city centres. And what do we do? Go on sure, build more houses. Why not try and do the right thing and actually force the owners of these properties to use/lease them to the government or else introduce heavy penalties for leaving them idle
Why can’t they be pulled up on this, it’s not like they haven’t made these promises before. Why can’t they be held accountable to their ‘vows ‘? It truly wouldn’t surprise me when they release this fluff, they head to the dail bar and have a good laugh.
Didn’t they promise similar five years ago.
Where is quality fibre broadband for rural households ?
Yet to be “rolled out”…
Your broadband is all ready kicked to the kerb peter.They dont want the mass population getting educated on their shenanigans.
Are they going to …Rob..the banks owned by the public to fund all this ….or is it a Dallas like dream that Enda is having
We will do this. We will do that. We will also rinse and repeat so we will.
The government are putting €100 million to fund the wild Atlantic way for tourism, they won’t even build houses and have loads of change from€450 million for housing last year
equality is a bit of a nonsense idea, I’d settle for “don’t take the p1ss! ” which is still beyond this shower
Equity > equality
I hate Enda Kenny.
FAIRy tale more like
I don’t believe it although I know that many will be suckered by the intentionally false promises.
FG protects the privileged few at the expense of the under privileged many. That is FG’s core value. That is its raison d’etre.
Chuckle’s , I believe them this time.. Lol..
When have they ever let us down before? Lol
Fairness Fudge Cake: The Fine Gael & Fianna Fail master flan to keep honesty and accountability out of politics.
Getting them to define this stuff in concrete terms will be like trying to herd cats while eating soup with a fork.
Well Susan, if you compare this programme for government with the last, you will find that the only difference is that FG can’t blame FF this time around. Maybe you should but a family member forward for election in the local elections as you should be rewarded for your loyality to FG and the pure lies it pubilishes. An equal and fair society is not possible when our default leader but his party before our country, will lick the German jack boots while is own people que for a hospital bed. While landlords make there tenants pay their property tax without any fear of prosecution. every crisis so far is the fault of governments,we have being plundered for generations from evoting machine to property bubbles. We are still paying a levy for bailing out PMPA in the eighties added with the levy for bailing out Quinn insurance. We are a curropt nations forcing working family’s to pay for everyone else.
Reminiscent of Declan Costelloes Just Society document way back when.
So the state will be awful to all of us … equally. ;)
So I’m guessing high taxation is staying to pay for all of this…..
The only promise they will keep is to fill their pockets with plenty of cash from tax payers hard earned money. Never seen a poor politician but to keep their hands in their pockets as they are given freebies at every hands turn
Bol***x. All animals are equal but some are more equal than others. They’ll have promises coming out their ears on this, that and the other but the status quo will cary on. Nothing but back scratching till the next GE. Then it will all start again at square one
WE’LL SEE…
Enda Kenny 1994 “It is morally wrong, unjust and unfair to tax a persons family home”
So we can look forward to scrapping of the odious LPT “Local Property Tax” on family homes like Italy
So much for a Fine Gael-led Government with no Labour Party attached to it. There is no political party in Dail Eireann seeking low government spending and low tax rates. Every party in Dail Eireann, like monkeys subject to groupthink, pursues yet higher spending and ultimately higher taxes! This is not good.
27,000 say the Irish Motor tax is grossly “Unfair” Petition at:- https://www.change.org/p/unfair-car-tax-law
Read what people are saying re this most unfair regressive tax at https://www.change.org/p/unfair-car-tax-law/c
When will the new fair cabinet resolve this?
Not one mention of reducing the usc, again they are forgetting about all this people that are working and scrapping by paying all their bills.
Man the lies & liars in this joke of a government is unreal .. Wouldn’t know fairness if it bit them on the ass
Everyone to be equally fu(ked over..
It makes me want to cry when I think of the wages and pensions these people get whether they screw up or not they just can’t go wrong financially
We will all equally be bent over
“Fair play? New programme for government is promising equality for all”
So exactly the same as the last programme for government, lots of empty words and very little done.
Will the new government guarantee equal access to all children to the nation’s government-funded schools?
Or will they still be letting the unelected, unaccountable, supposedly childless priesthood of the Catholic Church say which kids will be educated and which will be pushed to the back of the queue?
It should be reworded to “in the 100 days of this government…”, as that’s all I think it may last
I wouldn’t believe anything this shit say. Why can’t they just go away and let someone else try to restore this country
These useless muppets haven’t done it before so why’s it gonna be different this time. Equality to this lot is done by screwing everybody but themselves with unreasonable taxes then squandering all the money through horrendously poor decisions and management.
You ask me Ireland is avery fair now. Seems like the new slogan actually means “the work shy whingers run things now, we’ll throw the career dole hounds a ticker tape parade with welfare cheques”
Government and promises shouldn’t be allowed share the same sentence
Public service underfunding ? More like over funding of public service salaries with zero accountability
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