Three businesses closed as they posed danger to health

THREE businesses were closed last month because they posed an immediate and grave danger to public health.

The food watchdog yesterday said 10 food businesses had been issued with enforcement orders in the first two months of this year, compared to nine for the same period last year. “Although 10 closures is a very small percentage of the total number of food businesses in Ireland, it is disappointing that each month we have to use legal powers to force food businesses to comply with the law to ensure consumer health is protected,” said Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) chief executive Dr Patrick Wall.

“In addition to making their customers ill, food businesses disregarding the law can attract adverse publicity and damage consumer confidence in the safety of food,” he said. Dr Wall said many food businesses were achieving standards in excess of the legal requirement and were role models for the rest of the food chain.