Eight premises shut for food safety breaches

EIGHT FOOD premises – the majority either Chinese or Indian takeaways or restaurants – were ordered to close by the Food Safety Authority last month.

Three of those ordered to close by environmental health officers for breaches of food safety legislation have since reopened.

Closure orders were served on Bombay Spice, South Circular Rd, Dublin; the Happy Chan, McCurtain St, Fermoy, Cork; Bella Bia, Dublin Road, Ballinagh, Co Cavan; and Ruby King Chinese restaurant and takeaway, Circular Road, Roscommon, as there was, or was likely to be, “a grave and immediate danger to public health”.

Closure orders were also served on Alis, Enniscrone, Sligo; the Punjab Balti, Ranelagh, Dublin; China Buffet King, Dundrum, Dublin; and Treacy’s Indiana, Kilkelly, Mayo, under the Official Control of Foodstuffs Regulation 2010, where there was a “general non-compliance with food legislation”. Dr Bernard Hegarty, with the authority, said the non-compliance breach was not as serious.

The Punjab Balti in Ranelagh reopened five days after it had been served with a closure order.

Bella Bia in Co Cavan reopened 13 days after it has been served with an order, while the Ruby King in Co Roscommon reopened two days after it has been served.

The others remain closed. Bombay Spice in Dublin had been closed in August and had reopened to be served with another order in September.