Seven firms shut down for poor hygiene in one month

SEVEN businesses, including two supermarkets, were shut down last month for poor hygiene that posed a threat to public health, it emerged yesterday.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) yesterday warned it was taking a zero tolerance approach to inspections. The seven shutdowns in February represents a quarter of all the closure orders served last year.

The FSAI said the seven firms posed a grave and immediate danger.