Food-safety orders served on 17 businesses in July

Seventeen food safety enforcement orders were issued to businesses last month, more than double the July 2014 figure.

The 16 closure orders and one prohibition order were served on premises countrywide, according to figures from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. In the corresponding month last year, seven orders were made.

However, the May 2013 figure of 19 enforcement orders remains the highest number recorded over the past 16 years. There had been 17 orders issued during July and August of the same year.