Eleven enforcement orders served on food businesses in June
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Eight closure orders, two prohibition orders and one improvement order were served on food businesses for breaches of food safety legislation in June, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has reported.
Orders under the FSAI Act 1998 and the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2010 were issued by environmental health officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE).
Dr Pamela Byrne, chief executive of the FSAI, said it is not acceptable for food businesses to potentially put consumers’ health at risk through sub-standard food safety practices.
She added: “By law, food businesses should at all times produce or serve food that is safe to eat.
“This is only achieved through continuous review of food safety practices and standards to ensure adherence to current legislation. Negligent practices cannot and will not be tolerated.
“The onus is on every food business to have a food safety management system in place, which assists in identifying and controlling hazards that could pose a danger in the preparation of safe food.”
Reports on enforcement orders issued under food safety legislation are published on the FSAI website.
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