Irish Examiner view: Is regulating soup kitchens a step too far?

If the HSE wants food charities to officially register soup kitchens and train staff to produce regulation-compliant food, then the Government needs to fund them

News that two soup kitchens in Dublin, which feed hundreds of homeless people, may be forced to close because they breach food-safety regulations has understandably prompted an angry response.

News that two soup kitchens in Dublin, which feed hundreds of homeless people, may be forced to close because they breach food-safety regulations has understandably prompted an angry response.

HSE Environmental Health Service inspectors have sent letters to a number of groups saying the volunteers who make sandwiches and cook dinners must open up their home kitchens to regular inspections.