11 food businesses were issued with closure orders last month

Closure orders were issued by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to eleven food businesses across the country in August.

The businesses were located in Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Clare, Carlow and Westmeath and served with the closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation. Seven were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:

• Spar (grocery) (closed area: delicatessen and food preparation area), Old Cratloe Road, Caherdavin, Limerick
• Casa De Burritos (restaurant), Unit C, Woodquay, Ennis, Clare
• Trendz Longford (food stall), Lough Lene, Collinstown, Westmeath
• Ocean Chinese Takeaway, 74 Upper Yellow Road, Waterford
• Camden Halal (butcher), 24 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2
• Sakura Sushi (restaurant),157 Kimmage Road Lower, Dublin 6W
• Spice Bazaar (grocery), Unit 2, Castle Shopping Centre, Swords, County Dublin

While four were served under the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010 on:

• Javs Take Away, 16 South Main Street, Youghal, Cork
• Namaste India (take away), 88 North King Street, Dublin 7
• Loughbeg Farm Foods Limited (bakery), Boleagh Food Unit, Boleagh, Ballydehob, Cork
• Brennan's Butchers, 8 Dublin Street, Carlow

  Speaking about the closure orders, Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive of FSAI said:

“The majority of food businesses follow high standards and are compliant with food safety legislation. However, inspectors continue to encounter cases where consumers’ health is jeopardised through a failure to comply with food safety and hygiene requirements. All food businesses must have a food safety management system in place that is consulted and updated on a regular basis, in order to avoid non-compliance issues and breaches of food safety legislation."