Closure orders for three sushi takeaways operating from one bedroom

Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive,
said running an unregistered and therefore unsupervised food business is totally unacceptable and poses a very serious risk to consumers' health.Three sushi takeaways found to be selling products from the bedroom of a house were among five closure orders served on food businesses last month for breaches of food safety legislation.
In October, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (
) issued three Closure Orders in relation to individuals running online unregistered and unsupervised food businesses selling a range of sushi products from the bedroom of a house.