Five food businesses in three counties were ordered to close last month for breaching food safety legislation.
Details of the closure orders were published today by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
They included Willow Tree Chinese Takeaway, Main Street, Moville, Co Donegal and Arklow Kebab House, 84 Lower Main Street, Arklow, Co Wicklow.
Macaris, 112 Main Street, Bray, Co Wicklow, was also the subject of a closure order issued by environmental health officers.
Also ordered to close were Oscar Taylor Restaurant, Island View Hotel, Coast Road, Malahide, Co Dublin, and Bombay Spice, 404 South Circular Road, Dublin 8.
Closures are ordered where environmental health officers deem there is, or there is likely to be, a grave and immediate danger to public health at or in the premises.
A prohibition order was served on: M&B Catering, Clonshaugh Industrial Estate, Dublin 17. Such an order is issued where activities such as food processing or handling are likely to pose a risk to public health.
FSAI chief executive Prof Alan Reilly said it was disappointing to see the number of enforcement orders served in August was double the number served on food businesses in July.
“Most food businesses are committed to high standards for the health of their customers and the good of their business. However, we urge food businesses to make sure that there is a food safety management system in place and that it is consulted on a regular basis and updated where necessary," he said.
Details of the food businesses served with such enforcement orders are published on the FSAI’s website at fsai.ie.