A Dublin beauty salon operating as a food business, a meat company storing food unfit for human consumption and food premises with rat and cockroach infestations were among the food closures issued in the last month.
According to the FSAI, the beauty salon was ordered to stop operating as a food business after it was found to have serious issues upon inspection. La Punk Beauty Hair Salon on Henry Place in Dublin 1 had "a food business operating from a barber shop with no facilities for maintaining hygiene and protecting the food" and was ordered to close on March 23 with no date for reopening.
Johnson Best Food African Take Away in Summerhill, Dublin 1 was closed on March 13 and reopened on April 6. Issues included "A live cockroach infestation was observed in the kitchen", the premises was not in a clean condition, unidentified meat, fish and beef were stored without traceability dates. There was also no hand washing facilities available, and staff were not trained. A prohibition order was also issued due to meat and fish stored with no traceability and fish was also stored in a non-working freezer.
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While Mullingar Farm Meats in Cookstown Industrial Estate in Tallaght was closed on March 22 due to serious health and safety concerns including storing food that was past its sell by date and no longer fit for human consumption. There is no date available for if it will reopen.
Other closures included:
- Daisy's Grill in Malahide Road Industrial Park - closed on March 3 and reopened March 8 following concerns over a lack of water supply and food contamination
- Market Street Foodhalls in Swords Business Park - closed on March 23 as "the food business was preparing, producing and processing of products of animal origin without the required approval". No date available for reopening.
- Union Café - Deerpark Road in Mount Merrion - closed on March 22 and reopened on March 25 as there were rat droppings in kitchen, inadequate cleaning and food was inadequately stored. Issues included "an open container of lettuce was stored in the raw meat fridge directly below an open container of raw fish".
Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, FSAI, said: “Food law requires all food businesses to be notified to the relevant inspection authority prior to operating. This requirement ensures that food businesses are registered and/or approved to ensure food safety and protect consumer health.
"Maintaining a clean premises that is fit for purpose, managing pest control, properly labelling produce and providing traceability information are also legal and mandatory requirements for all food businesses. Consumers have a right to safe food and the food business owner is legally responsible for ensuring that the food they produce is safe to eat. All food businesses must follow food safety regulations and there are no exceptions."
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