FSAI issues seven Enforcement Orders in June
Seven Enforcement Orders were served on food businesses in June for breaches of food safety legislation, with reasons including rodent infestations, inadequate pest proofing, and flies on cooked food
Print12 July 2024
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) recently reported that seven Enforcement Orders were served on food businesses during the month of June for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020.
The Enforcement Orders were issued by Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE).
Enforcement Order reasons
Some of the reasons for the Enforcement Orders in June include: two mouse carcasses under a sink and under a toilet; a significant amount of rodent droppings under a sink; evidence of rat infestation; inadequate pest proofing; flies walking on cooked chicken; a dead rodent under pallets on the shop floor; raw meat packaging used to store cooked chicken pieces; mould on walls and ceilings; food prepared and handled in a kitchen which was subject to a Closure Order; inability to establish traceability for frozen raw meat; lack of a food safety culture.
“Consumers have a right to safe food. Under food law, it is the legal responsibility of food businesses to ensure that the food they sell to the consumer is safe to eat,” said Dr Pamela Byrne, chief executive, FSAI.
Complaint form
If anyone experiences unfit food, poor hygiene standards or notices a breach of food law in a food business, Byrne encourages them to contact the FSAI via their online complaint form here.
Reporting inappropriate and unsafe food practices provides the FSAI with information that they can act upon.
“Food safety legislation is put in place to protect the health of consumers and to uphold the standards of the food industry. We strongly encourage food business operators to continuously improve their food safety standards via regular training, availing of online resources, as well as promoting a strong culture of food safety within their businesses.”
Details of the food businesses served with Enforcement Orders are published on the FSAI’s website.
Closure Orders and Improvement Orders will remain listed in the enforcement reports on the website for a period of three months from the date of when a premises is adjudged to have corrected its food safety issue, with Prohibition Orders being listed for a period of one month from the date the Order was lifted.
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