Dublin pub Pygmalion was forced to briefly close after a rodent was spotted in the popular venue.
A closure order was served under the FSAI Act 1998 on the popular city centre restaurant and bar citing adequate pest control procedures were not in place.
A live rodent and droppings were discovered by HSE inspectors during an examination of the business at Powerscourt Townhouse Centre on William Street South on May 31, 2022.
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The pub has since reopened.
Additionally, a separate closure order was served on Han Lin palace restaurant at 13-15 Bridge Street, Balbriggan under the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations 2020 on June 1, 2022.
The order is yet to be lifted.
Manufacturer HG Ritchie at Jamestown Road, Inchicore was also slapped with a closure order on May 16, 2022 under the FSAI Act 1998. This was lifted on May 25, 2022.
Inspectors found a number of issues including the evidence of rodent activity including mouse droppings below the sink in the staff canteen, the ceiling above the open food production line showed signs of flaking and mould, and an electric fly killer full of dead insects was also found directly above the production line.
A third closure order was served on Golden Beach Supermarket at 137 Parnell Street under European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020 on May 5, 2022, due to equipment not being stored properly, high-risk food being kept at the wrong temperatures, and slicing and packing taking place under unsanitary conditions in the basement storeroom.
The following activities were closed as a result: The preparation and serving of food in the ground floor kitchen and service area. The slicing and/or packing of food products in the basement storeroom.
The order was lifted on May 12, 2022.
One Prohibition Order was served under the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020 on Bullet Duck & Dumpling at 27 Mary Street Little, Dublin 7 on May 12, 2022. But it was lifted on May 13.
A total of seven Closure Orders and one Prohibition Order were served on food businesses in Ireland during the month of May for breaches of food safety.
Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, FSAI, said: "It is simply unacceptable that some food businesses across Ireland continue to operate without fully adhering to food safety and hygiene legislation.
"In particular, multiple occurrences in Enforcement Orders issued in May show a complete lack of adequate procedures in place to control pests. Consumers of food in Ireland have a right to safe food and hygienic food premises."
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