The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) had 133 enforcement orders on food businesses in 2024, a 45% increase on last year

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‘Decomposed rat carcass’ and live cockroaches found by food inspectors at restaurants and takeaways

More food businesses were issued with closure orders in 2024 compared to the previous year, with “filthy premises, unsafe food storage and inadequate pest control measures” among the reasons cited by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).

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‘Live cockroaches in the kitchen, rat droppings and foul water’ – Why 2024 saw more food business closures than the previous year

Two of the businesses forced to close were in Cork and Waterford

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Live cockroaches and dead rats among reasons for food business closures in December

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FSAI chief executive Dr Pamela Byrne said that “inadequate or absent pest control procedures was a recurring issue throughout 2024″ overall.

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Nine restaurants served closure orders in December over food safety breaches

THE Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has revealed that a number of businesses were served with Closure Orders in December 2024. Nine businesses were slapped with Closure Orders during December, as a result of breaching the food safety legislation under the FSAI Act, 1998 and the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020. These Enforcement Orders were issued by Environmental Health Officers in the…

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'Decomposed rat' among things found in businesses hit by closure orders by FSAI

A Waterford fish and chip shop has been served with a closure order by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).

Closure order served on Waterford chipper

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today stated that 133 Enforcement Orders were served on food businesses for breaches of legislation in 2024, an increase of 45% on the 92 that were served in 2023. The FSAI outlined the importance of robust food safety management systems and stressed that the legal responsibility lies with food businesses to ensure that they appropriately train staff to produce, serve and sell food that is safe to eat,…

‘Decomposed rat carcass’ and live cockroaches found by food inspectors at restaurants and takeaways

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