THE FOOD Safety Authority of Ireland yesterday announced details of enforcement orders in June served on several food businesses and a bar in Dublin and a fish-processing plant in Co Wexford as a result of breaches of food safety legislation.
Two closure orders were issued by environmental health officers from the Health Service Executive on the Nupur Tandoori restaurant, Booterstown, Co Dublin, and Nwaneto Shopping Plaza supermarket, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, both relating to general hygiene standards.
A closure order was issued by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority on the Harvest Moon fish sales plant in Wexford relating to hygiene standards at its Duncormick premises.
A further prohibition order was issued against the Harvest Moon proprietors in relation to a batch of food found at the plant which was deemed a danger to public health.
Inspectors from the HSE’s northeast region served an improvement order on Spice Heaven takeaway in Coolmine Industrial Estate, Dublin 15, and a prohibition order on Chaplin’s bar on Hawkins Street, Dublin 2.
During the month, the HSE also successfully prosecuted Akanchawa’s Honey Pot restaurant on Parnell Street in Dublin 1 which was issued with a prohibition order in February after inspectors discovered sacks of heads, legs and other goat parts kept in unsuitable conditions.
Closure orders are served when it is deemed that there is, or is likely to be, a grave and immediate danger to public health or where an improvement order is not complied with.
The order can be lifted if remedial or other work demanded by the officers is carried out.
Food Safety Authority chief executive Prof Alan Reilly said he was disappointed at the number of enforcement orders issued during June.
He warned that food businesses needed to be “ever more vigilant” in complying with best food safety practice during the warmer weather.
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