Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

Shutterstock

Seven closure orders served on restaurants and a food stall in Ireland last month

“While most food businesses are committed to high standards for the health of their customers, this is not always the case,” said the FSAI’s chief executive.

SEVEN CLOSURE ORDERS were served on food businesses in Ireland last month for breaching food safety laws.

The HSE also carried out successful prosecutions against three takeaways in July.

Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Prof Alan Reilly, said that vigilance is always required in food safety. Legally, the onus is on food businesses to ensure that the food they serve and sell is safe for consumption and each closure order undermines the industry “as a whole”, he added.

“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 on a regular basis and updated, where necessary, to ensure non-compliance issues and breaches of food safety legislation do not occur.

The closure orders served last month were to the following food businesses:

  • Sur La Mer (restaurant), Station Road, Rosslare Strand, Co Wexford
  • Monsoon Valley (restaurant), Unit 5, Building 2, Retail Park, Bundoran, Co Donegal
  • The Swiss Cottage Kitchen (restaurant), 400 Swords Road, Santry, Dublin 9
  • Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant, 1st Floor, 88 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co Louth
  • Ruposhi Indian Restaurant, 1 Whitworth Road, Dublin 9
  • Heaven’s Cakes (food stall), trading at the English Market, Grand Parade, Cork
  • The Coachman’s Tearooms (restaurant), Dublin Road, Dromiskin, Dundalk, Co Louth

All of the seven orders have since been lifted.

And the three prosecution carried out by the HSE in July were against:

  • Omniplex Cinema Wexford (takeaway), Strandfield, Drinagh, Wexford
  • Indian Taste (takeaway), 43 St Mary’s Terrace, Ballybough Road, Dublin 3
  • The House Pizza (takeaway), 1 Shelbourne Terrace, Thomondgate, Limerick

Is Canada’s a-pork-alypse coming to Ireland? >

Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone...
A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.

Close
26 Comments
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Patricia O'Reilly
    Favourite Patricia O'Reilly
    Report
    Jun 10th 2021, 1:15 PM

    Wow,, some swim. Fair play .

    179
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Patrick J. Keating
    Favourite Patrick J. Keating
    Report
    Jun 10th 2021, 1:24 PM

    Tough men. Fair play to them.

    107
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Brian Kelly
    Favourite Brian Kelly
    Report
    Jun 10th 2021, 1:46 PM

    Fantastic achievement well done to all.

    72
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Mary Oliver
    Favourite Mary Oliver
    Report
    Jun 10th 2021, 7:40 PM

    @Brian Kelly: great job well done to them all and their support crews

    20
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Fergus Murphy
    Favourite Fergus Murphy
    Report
    Jun 10th 2021, 1:48 PM

    Fantastic achievement. Swim hats off to them

    59
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Mohanid Ragel
    Favourite Mohanid Ragel
    Report
    Jun 10th 2021, 2:07 PM

    @Fergus Murphy: I sea what you did there

    25
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Niall O
    Favourite Niall O
    Report
    Jun 10th 2021, 5:04 PM

    That’s some swimming. They swam at about 1m46s/100m for 116km. Pretty quick swimmers, great stamina

    25
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Seán Dillon
    Favourite Seán Dillon
    Report
    Jun 10th 2021, 6:39 PM

    Well done all!!!

    17
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Maalouf
    Favourite Maalouf
    Report
    Jun 10th 2021, 3:35 PM

    I hope he had a PCR test before travel

    8
Submit a report
Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
Thank you for the feedback
Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.
JournalTv
News in 60 seconds