Restaurants in Dublin and Kilkenny served closure orders

Three restaurants and a pork butcher’s shop have been served with closure orders by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland during November.

The orders were served on:

Legends (take away), 63 George’s Street Upper, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin;

Ming Court Restaurant, Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin 15;

Pizza House, Kilmacow, Kilkenny;

and Brennans’ Pork butcher shop, Dublin Street, Carlow.

In addition, five prohibition orders were served on food businesses for breaches of food safety legislation. They were:

Andarl Farm (cold store), Brickens, Claremorris, Mayo;

O’Connor Butchers, The Square, Dromcollogher, Limerick;

Crusts (manufacturer/packer), Unit 41, Millennium Trade Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15;

Bombay Bazaar supermarket, Unit 25 Butterly Business Park, Kilmore Road, Artane, Dublin 5;

and Forte Restaurant and Take Away, Castle Street, Roscommon

During the month of November, a successful prosecution was carried out by the HSE on Kungfu Buffet, Unit 2, Phibsborough Shopping Centre, Phibsborough Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7.

A closure order is served where there is likely to be a grave and immediate danger to public health. It can refer to the immediate closure of all or part of the food premises, or all or some of its activities.

A Prohibition Order is issued if the activities carry a serious risk to public health from a particular product, class, batch or item of food. The effect is to prohibit the sale of the product, either temporarily or permanently.

Dr Pamela Byrne, chief executive of the authority said in the lead up to Christmas food safety “must be paramount”.

“There can be zero tolerance for negligent practices that potentially put consumers’ health at risk,” she said. She warned it was up to the businesses themselves to ensure they were compliant.

Information on compliance standards is available from the FSAI at its website.